#46C2B6#46C2B6
#46C2B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.110 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 6.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -36.75, -4.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 36.97, 186.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.28% -0.1091 -0.0116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.28% 0.11 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2572, 43.2598, 51.0023) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.74
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.89
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2B6 #C24652
analogous
#46C278 #46C2B6 #4690C2
triadic
#46C2B6 #B646C2 #C2B646
tetradic
#46C2B6 #7846C2 #C24652 #90C246
square
#46C2B6 #7846C2 #C24652 #90C246
split-complementary
#46C2B6 #C24690 #C27846
monochromatic
#236A64 #32998F #46C2B6 #74D1C8 #A2E0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C2B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#46C2B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2B6
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2B6 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B8B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.110 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5cb',
500: '#46c2b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2b6; $custom-light: #88d5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.194,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74278,
"c": 0.10975,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.43263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2B6
secondary
#CD979C
accent
#4E5BDA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382