#46C5BB#46C5BB
#46C5BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.111 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 5.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.77, -36.78, -5.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.77, 37.15, 188.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.17% -0.11 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.17% 0.111 187.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4576, 44.8190, 53.9971) |
| Luminance | 0.4482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.58
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5BB #C54650
analogous
#46C57C #46C5BB #468FC5
triadic
#46C5BB #BB46C5 #C5BB46
tetradic
#46C5BB #7C46C5 #C54650 #8FC546
square
#46C5BB #7C46C5 #C54650 #8FC546
split-complementary
#46C5BB #C5468F #C57C46
monochromatic
#236E68 #319D94 #46C5BB #75D4CC #A3E2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#46C5BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#46C5BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5BB
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5BB | 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)
#BBBBBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ADBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.111 187.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d7cf',
500: '#46c5bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5bb; $custom-light: #89d7cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.276,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75171,
"c": 0.11101,
"h": 187.7
},
"luminance": 0.44822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5BB
secondary
#CF989C
accent
#4C57DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382