#46C4B2#46C4B2
#46C4B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.113 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 9.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.22, -38.72, -1.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.22, 38.74, 181.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.64% -0.113 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.64% 0.113 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2978, 43.9930, 49.0056) |
| Luminance | 0.4400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.74
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.08
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4B2 #C44658
analogous
#46C473 #46C4B2 #4697C4
triadic
#46C4B2 #B246C4 #C4B246
tetradic
#46C4B2 #7346C4 #C44658 #97C446
square
#46C4B2 #7346C4 #C44658 #97C446
split-complementary
#46C4B2 #C44697 #C47346
monochromatic
#236D62 #329B8C #46C4B2 #74D3C5 #A3E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#46C4B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#46C4B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4B2
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4B2 | 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)
#BBB9B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ABB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.113 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c9',
500: '#46c4b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4b2; $custom-light: #88d6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74643,
"c": 0.11307,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.43996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4B2
secondary
#CE979F
accent
#4D61DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382