#46C6B2#46C6B2
#46C6B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.115 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 10.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.83, -39.62, -0.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.83, 39.62, 180.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.13% -0.1151 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.13% 0.115 180.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7520, 44.9012, 49.1570) |
| Luminance | 0.4491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.60
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.40
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.71
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.74
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6B2 #C6465A
analogous
#46C672 #46C6B2 #469AC6
triadic
#46C6B2 #B246C6 #C6B246
tetradic
#46C6B2 #7246C6 #C6465A #9AC646
square
#46C6B2 #7246C6 #C6465A #9AC646
split-complementary
#46C6B2 #C6469A #C67246
monochromatic
#226F63 #319E8D #46C6B2 #75D4C5 #A4E3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#46C6B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#46C6B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6B2
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6B2 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBBB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABADB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.115 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d8c9',
500: '#46c6b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6b2; $custom-light: #89d8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.625,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75133,
"c": 0.11509,
"h": 180.7
},
"luminance": 0.44905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6B2
secondary
#D098A1
accent
#4B62DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382