#46C8B1#46C8B1
#46C8B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.118 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 11.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.40, -40.77, 1.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.40, 40.79, 178.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.59% -0.1176 0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.59% 0.118 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1121, 45.7816, 48.7835) |
| Luminance | 0.4578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.67
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.87
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.29
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8B1 #C8465D
analogous
#46C870 #46C8B1 #469EC8
triadic
#46C8B1 #B146C8 #C8B146
tetradic
#46C8B1 #7046C8 #C8465D #9EC846
square
#46C8B1 #7046C8 #C8465D #9EC846
split-complementary
#46C8B1 #C8469E #C87046
monochromatic
#227264 #30A18D #46C8B1 #75D6C5 #A4E4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C8B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#46C8B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8B1
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8B1 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.118 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9c8',
500: '#46c8b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8b1; $custom-light: #89d9c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.385,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75594,
"c": 0.11763,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.45785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8B1
secondary
#D199A3
accent
#4A64DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382