#46C8B7#46C8B7
#46C8B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.115 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 8.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -39.21, -1.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 39.26, 182.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.78% -0.1149 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.78% 0.115 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7233, 46.0260, 52.0026) |
| Luminance | 0.4603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.28
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.92
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.85
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8B7 #C84657
analogous
#46C876 #46C8B7 #4698C8
triadic
#46C8B7 #B746C8 #C8B746
tetradic
#46C8B7 #7646C8 #C84657 #98C846
square
#46C8B7 #7646C8 #C84657 #98C846
split-complementary
#46C8B7 #C84698 #C87646
monochromatic
#227267 #30A192 #46C8B7 #75D6C9 #A4E4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C8B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#46C8B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8B7
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8B7 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBDB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAFB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.115 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9cc',
500: '#46c8b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8b7; $custom-light: #89d9cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.154,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75776,
"c": 0.11504,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.4603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8B7
secondary
#D199A0
accent
#4A5EDE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382