#46C8BA#46C8BA
#46C8BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.114 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 7%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.64, -38.42, -3.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.64, 38.57, 185.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.87% -0.1135 -0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.87% 0.114 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0389, 46.1523, 53.6646) |
| Luminance | 0.4616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.90
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.28
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.77
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8BA #C84654
analogous
#46C879 #46C8BA #4695C8
triadic
#46C8BA #BA46C8 #C8BA46
tetradic
#46C8BA #7946C8 #C84654 #95C846
square
#46C8BA #7946C8 #C84654 #95C846
split-complementary
#46C8BA #C84695 #C87946
monochromatic
#227269 #30A195 #46C8BA #75D6CC #A4E4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#46C8BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.23
#46C8BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8BA
10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8BA | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.23 | 10.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBDBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.114 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9ce',
500: '#46c8ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8ba; $custom-light: #89d9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.538,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7587,
"c": 0.11398,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.46156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8BA
secondary
#D1999F
accent
#4A5ADE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382