#46C6BF#46C6BF
#46C6BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.111 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 3.5%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -36.15, -6.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 36.79, 190.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.54% -0.1093 -0.019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.54% 0.111 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1196, 45.4483, 56.3597) |
| Luminance | 0.4545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.22
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6BF #C6464D
analogous
#46C67F #46C6BF #468DC6
triadic
#46C6BF #BF46C6 #C6BF46
tetradic
#46C6BF #7F46C6 #C6464D #8DC646
square
#46C6BF #7F46C6 #C6464D #8DC646
split-complementary
#46C6BF #C6468D #C67F46
monochromatic
#226F6B #319E98 #46C6BF #75D4CF #A4E3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C6BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#46C6BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6BF
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6BF | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBCBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AEC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.111 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d8d2',
500: '#46c6bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6bf; $custom-light: #89d8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.719,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75544,
"c": 0.11093,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.45452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6BF
secondary
#D0989B
accent
#4B53DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382