#46C8BD#46C8BD
#46C8BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.113 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 5.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.73, -37.62, -4.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.73, 37.94, 187.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.97% -0.1122 -0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.97% 0.113 187.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3612, 46.2812, 55.3619) |
| Luminance | 0.4628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.30
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8BD #C84651
analogous
#46C87C #46C8BD #4692C8
triadic
#46C8BD #BD46C8 #C8BD46
tetradic
#46C8BD #7C46C8 #C84651 #92C846
square
#46C8BD #7C46C8 #C84651 #92C846
split-complementary
#46C8BD #C84692 #C87C46
monochromatic
#22726B #30A197 #46C8BD #75D6CE #A4E4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#46C8BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#46C8BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8BD
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8BD | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBDBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAFBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.113 187.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9d0',
500: '#46c8bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8bd; $custom-light: #89d9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.923,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75965,
"c": 0.11308,
"h": 187.1
},
"luminance": 0.46285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8BD
secondary
#D1999E
accent
#4A57DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382