#46C5BA#46C5BA
#46C5BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.111 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 5.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, -37.05, -4.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 37.35, 187.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.14% -0.1105 -0.0134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.14% 0.111 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3509, 44.7763, 53.4353) |
| Luminance | 0.4478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.50
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5BA #C54651
analogous
#46C57A #46C5BA #4691C5
triadic
#46C5BA #BA46C5 #C5BA46
tetradic
#46C5BA #7A46C5 #C54651 #91C546
square
#46C5BA #7A46C5 #C54651 #91C546
split-complementary
#46C5BA #C54691 #C57A46
monochromatic
#236E68 #319D93 #46C5BA #75D4CB #A3E2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#46C5BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#46C5BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5BA
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5BA | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBBBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ADBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.111 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d7ce',
500: '#46c5ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5ba; $custom-light: #89d7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.803,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75139,
"c": 0.11127,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.4478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5BA
secondary
#CF989D
accent
#4C59DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382