#46C8BF#46C8BF
#46C8BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.113 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 4.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.78, -37.08, -5.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.78, 37.55, 189.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.03% -0.1113 -0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.03% 0.113 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5797, 46.3686, 56.5131) |
| Luminance | 0.4637 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.46
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8BF #C8464F
analogous
#46C87E #46C8BF #4690C8
triadic
#46C8BF #BF46C8 #C8BF46
tetradic
#46C8BF #7E46C8 #C8464F #90C846
square
#46C8BF #7E46C8 #C8464F #90C846
split-complementary
#46C8BF #C84690 #C87E46
monochromatic
#22726C #30A199 #46C8BF #75D6CF #A4E4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#46C8BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.27
#46C8BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8BF
10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8BF | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.27 | 10.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBEBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAFC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.113 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad9d2',
500: '#46c8bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8bf; $custom-light: #8ad9d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.846,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7603,
"c": 0.11257,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.46372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8BF
secondary
#D1999D
accent
#4A54DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382