#46C7B9#46C7B9
#46C7B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.113 H 184.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C7B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 199, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 0%, 7%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.32, -38.23, -3.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.32, 38.38, 185.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% -0.113 -0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.113 184.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7021, 45.6482, 53.0298) |
| Luminance | 0.4565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.09
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.18
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C7B9 #C74654
analogous
#46C778 #46C7B9 #4695C7
triadic
#46C7B9 #B946C7 #C7B946
tetradic
#46C7B9 #7846C7 #C74654 #95C746
square
#46C7B9 #7846C7 #C74654 #95C746
split-complementary
#46C7B9 #C74695 #C77846
monochromatic
#227168 #30A093 #46C7B9 #75D5CB #A4E3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C7B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#46C7B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C7B9
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C7B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C7B9 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBCB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAEBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c7b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 199, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.113 184.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d8ce',
500: '#46c7b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c7b9; $custom-light: #89d8ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c7b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 199,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.488,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75594,
"c": 0.11338,
"h": 184.9
},
"luminance": 0.45652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C7B9
secondary
#D0989F
accent
#4B5BDD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382