#46C1BD#46C1BD
#46C1BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.107 H 192.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.63, -34.38, -8.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.63, 35.30, 193.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% -0.105 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.107 192) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7769, 43.1128, 54.8338) |
| Luminance | 0.4312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1BD #C1464A
analogous
#46C180 #46C1BD #4688C1
triadic
#46C1BD #BD46C1 #C1BD46
tetradic
#46C1BD #8046C1 #C1464A #88C146
square
#46C1BD #8046C1 #C1464A #88C146
split-complementary
#46C1BD #C14688 #C18046
monochromatic
#236967 #339794 #46C1BD #74D0CD #A2E0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C1BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#46C1BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1BD
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1BD | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B8BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AABE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.107 192.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4d0',
500: '#46c1bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1bd; $custom-light: #89d4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.049,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74264,
"c": 0.10736,
"h": 192
},
"luminance": 0.43116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1BD
secondary
#CC9698
accent
#4E53D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382