#46C4BE#46C4BE
#46C4BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.110 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.56, -35.50, -7.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.56, 36.22, 191.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.03% -0.1077 -0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.03% 0.11 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5558, 44.4962, 55.6308) |
| Luminance | 0.4450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4BE #C4464C
analogous
#46C47F #46C4BE #468BC4
triadic
#46C4BE #BE46C4 #C4BE46
tetradic
#46C4BE #7F46C4 #C4464C #8BC446
square
#46C4BE #7F46C4 #C4464C #8BC446
split-complementary
#46C4BE #C4468B #C47F46
monochromatic
#236D69 #329B96 #46C4BE #74D3CE #A3E2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#46C4BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#46C4BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4BE
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4BE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.110 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d6d1',
500: '#46c4be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4be; $custom-light: #89d6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4be",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.143,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75026,
"c": 0.10953,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4BE
secondary
#CE979A
accent
#4D53DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382