#46C8BC#46C8BC
#46C8BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.113 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 6%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.70, -37.89, -4.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.70, 38.14, 186.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% -0.1127 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.113 186.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2530, 46.2379, 54.7922) |
| Luminance | 0.4624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.70
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.63
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8BC #C84652
analogous
#46C87B #46C8BC #4693C8
triadic
#46C8BC #BC46C8 #C8BC46
tetradic
#46C8BC #7B46C8 #C84652 #93C846
square
#46C8BC #7B46C8 #C84652 #93C846
split-complementary
#46C8BC #C84693 #C87B46
monochromatic
#22726A #30A197 #46C8BC #75D6CD #A4E4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#46C8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.25
#46C8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8BC
10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8BC | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBDBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAFBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.113 186.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9d0',
500: '#46c8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8bc; $custom-light: #89d9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.462,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75933,
"c": 0.11336,
"h": 186.4
},
"luminance": 0.46241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8BC
secondary
#D1999E
accent
#4A58DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382