#46C8BB#46C8BB
#46C8BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.114 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 6.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.67, -38.15, -3.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.67, 38.36, 185.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% -0.1131 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.114 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1456, 46.1949, 54.2265) |
| Luminance | 0.4620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.05
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8BB #C84653
analogous
#46C87A #46C8BB #4694C8
triadic
#46C8BB #BB46C8 #C8BB46
tetradic
#46C8BB #7A46C8 #C84653 #94C846
square
#46C8BB #7A46C8 #C84653 #94C846
split-complementary
#46C8BB #C84694 #C87A46
monochromatic
#22726A #30A196 #46C8BB #75D6CC #A4E4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#46C8BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#46C8BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8BB
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8BB | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBDBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.114 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9cf',
500: '#46c8bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8bb; $custom-light: #89d9cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75901,
"c": 0.11365,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.46199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8BB
secondary
#D1999E
accent
#4A59DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382