#46C6BE#46C6BE
#46C6BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.111 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 4%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.16, -36.43, -6.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.16, 36.97, 189.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.51% -0.1097 -0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.51% 0.111 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0099, 45.4044, 55.7822) |
| Luminance | 0.4541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.57
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6BE #C6464E
analogous
#46C67E #46C6BE #468EC6
triadic
#46C6BE #BE46C6 #C6BE46
tetradic
#46C6BE #7E46C6 #C6464E #8EC646
square
#46C6BE #7E46C6 #C6464E #8EC646
split-complementary
#46C6BE #C6468E #C67E46
monochromatic
#226F6A #319E97 #46C6BE #75D4CE #A4E3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C6BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#46C6BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6BE
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6BE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBCBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AEBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.111 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d8d1',
500: '#46c6be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6be; $custom-light: #89d8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6be",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.25,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75511,
"c": 0.11114,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.45408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6BE
secondary
#D0989C
accent
#4B55DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382