#46C4BB#46C4BB
#46C4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.110 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.47, -36.32, -5.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.47, 36.76, 188.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% -0.109 -0.016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.11 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2313, 44.3664, 53.9217) |
| Luminance | 0.4437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4BB #C4464F
analogous
#46C47C #46C4BB #468EC4
triadic
#46C4BB #BB46C4 #C4BB46
tetradic
#46C4BB #7C46C4 #C4464F #8EC446
square
#46C4BB #7C46C4 #C4464F #8EC446
split-complementary
#46C4BB #C4468E #C47C46
monochromatic
#236D68 #329B94 #46C4BB #74D3CC #A3E2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#46C4BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#46C4BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4BB
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4BB | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.110 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d6cf',
500: '#46c4bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4bb; $custom-light: #89d6cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74927,
"c": 0.11016,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.4437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4BB
secondary
#CE979B
accent
#4D57DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382