#46C3BD#46C3BD
#46C3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.109 H 190.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, -35.31, -7.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 36.03, 191.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% -0.1071 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.109 190.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2221, 44.0030, 54.9822) |
| Luminance | 0.4401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.93
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3BD #C3464C
analogous
#46C37F #46C3BD #468BC3
triadic
#46C3BD #BD46C3 #C3BD46
tetradic
#46C3BD #7F46C3 #C3464C #8BC346
square
#46C3BD #7F46C3 #C3464C #8BC346
split-complementary
#46C3BD #C3468B #C37F46
monochromatic
#236C68 #329A95 #46C3BD #74D2CD #A2E1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#46C3BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#46C3BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3BD
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3BD | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ABBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.109 190.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5d0',
500: '#46c3bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3bd; $custom-light: #89d5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.12,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7475,
"c": 0.10891,
"h": 190.5
},
"luminance": 0.44006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3BD
secondary
#CE979A
accent
#4D54DA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382