#46C8B2#46C8B2
#46C8B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.117 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 11%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.43, -40.52, 0.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.43, 40.52, 179.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.62% -0.1171 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.62% 0.117 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2121, 45.8216, 49.3104) |
| Luminance | 0.4582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.09
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.13
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.26
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8B2 #C8465C
analogous
#46C871 #46C8B2 #469DC8
triadic
#46C8B2 #B246C8 #C8B246
tetradic
#46C8B2 #7146C8 #C8465C #9DC846
square
#46C8B2 #7146C8 #C8465C #9DC846
split-complementary
#46C8B2 #C8469D #C87146
monochromatic
#227264 #30A18E #46C8B2 #75D6C6 #A4E4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C8B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#46C8B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8B2
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8B2 | 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)
#C0BCB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.117 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9c9',
500: '#46c8b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8b2; $custom-light: #89d9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.846,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75624,
"c": 0.11715,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.45825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8B2
secondary
#D199A2
accent
#4A63DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382