#46C9BA#46C9BA
#46C9BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.115 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C9BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 201, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 7.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.94, -38.87, -2.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.94, 38.99, 184.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.11% -0.1146 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.11% 0.115 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2712, 46.6170, 53.7421) |
| Luminance | 0.4662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.31
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.53
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C9BA #C94655
analogous
#46C978 #46C9BA #4696C9
triadic
#46C9BA #BA46C9 #C9BA46
tetradic
#46C9BA #7846C9 #C94655 #96C946
square
#46C9BA #7846C9 #C94655 #96C946
split-complementary
#46C9BA #C94696 #C97846
monochromatic
#22736A #2FA295 #46C9BA #75D7CC #A5E5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C9BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#46C9BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C9BA
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C9BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C9BA | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBEBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB0BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c9ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.115 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dace',
500: '#46c9ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c9ba; $custom-light: #89dace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c9ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 201,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.13,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76113,
"c": 0.11491,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.46621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C9BA
secondary
#D299A0
accent
#4A5BDE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382