#46C8B3#46C8B3
#46C8B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.117 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 10.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, -40.26, 0.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 40.26, 179.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.65% -0.1167 -0.0004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.65% 0.117 180.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3129, 45.8619, 49.8411) |
| Luminance | 0.4587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.89
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.39
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.40
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8B3 #C8465B
analogous
#46C872 #46C8B3 #469CC8
triadic
#46C8B3 #B346C8 #C8B346
tetradic
#46C8B3 #7246C8 #C8465B #9CC846
square
#46C8B3 #7246C8 #C8465B #9CC846
split-complementary
#46C8B3 #C8469C #C87246
monochromatic
#227265 #30A18F #46C8B3 #75D6C6 #A4E4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C8B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#46C8B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8B3
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8B3 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAFB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.117 180.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9c9',
500: '#46c8b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8b3; $custom-light: #89d9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.308,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75654,
"c": 0.1167,
"h": 180.2
},
"luminance": 0.45865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8B3
secondary
#D199A2
accent
#4A62DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382