#46C1BC#46C1BC
#46C1BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.108 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 2.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.60, -34.65, -7.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.60, 35.46, 192.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% -0.1054 -0.021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.108 191.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6688, 43.0695, 54.2641) |
| Luminance | 0.4307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.92
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.03
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.89
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1BC #C1464B
analogous
#46C17F #46C1BC #4689C1
triadic
#46C1BC #BC46C1 #C1BC46
tetradic
#46C1BC #7F46C1 #C1464B #89C146
square
#46C1BC #7F46C1 #C1464B #89C146
split-complementary
#46C1BC #C14689 #C17F46
monochromatic
#236966 #339793 #46C1BC #74D0CD #A2E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C1BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#46C1BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1BC
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1BC | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.108 191.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4d0',
500: '#46c1bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1bc; $custom-light: #89d4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.561,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74231,
"c": 0.10751,
"h": 191.3
},
"luminance": 0.43073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1BC
secondary
#CC9699
accent
#4E54D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382