#46C2B4#46C2B4
#46C2B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.110 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 7.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, -37.28, -3.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 37.41, 184.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% -0.11 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.11 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0520, 43.1777, 49.9215) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.93
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.22
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.08
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2B4 #C24654
analogous
#46C276 #46C2B4 #4692C2
triadic
#46C2B4 #B446C2 #C2B446
tetradic
#46C2B4 #7646C2 #C24654 #92C246
square
#46C2B4 #7646C2 #C24654 #92C246
split-complementary
#46C2B4 #C24692 #C27646
monochromatic
#236A62 #32998D #46C2B4 #74D1C7 #A2E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C2B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#46C2B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2B4
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2B4 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B8B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.110 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5ca',
500: '#46c2b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2b4; $custom-light: #88d5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.226,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74215,
"c": 0.11038,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.43181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2B4
secondary
#CD979D
accent
#4E5EDA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382