#46C2B5#46C2B5
#46C2B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.110 H 185.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 6.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.70, -37.02, -3.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.70, 37.19, 185.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% -0.1096 -0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.11 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1542, 43.2186, 50.4599) |
| Luminance | 0.4322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.74
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.97
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2B5 #C24653
analogous
#46C277 #46C2B5 #4691C2
triadic
#46C2B5 #B546C2 #C2B546
tetradic
#46C2B5 #7746C2 #C24653 #91C246
square
#46C2B5 #7746C2 #C24653 #91C246
split-complementary
#46C2B5 #C24691 #C27746
monochromatic
#236A63 #32998E #46C2B5 #74D1C7 #A2E0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C2B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#46C2B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2B5
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2B5 | 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)
#B9B8B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.110 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5cb',
500: '#46c2b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2b5; $custom-light: #88d5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.71,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74246,
"c": 0.11005,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.43222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2B5
secondary
#CD979C
accent
#4E5DDA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382