#46C9BB#46C9BB
#46C9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.115 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 201, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.97, -38.61, -3.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.97, 38.77, 185.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.15% -0.1141 -0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.15% 0.115 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3779, 46.6596, 54.3039) |
| Luminance | 0.4666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.27
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C9BB #C94654
analogous
#46C979 #46C9BB #4695C9
triadic
#46C9BB #BB46C9 #C9BB46
tetradic
#46C9BB #7946C9 #C94654 #95C946
square
#46C9BB #7946C9 #C94654 #95C946
split-complementary
#46C9BB #C94695 #C97946
monochromatic
#22736A #2FA296 #46C9BB #75D7CC #A5E5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#46C9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C9BB
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C9BB | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBEBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB0BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.115 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dacf',
500: '#46c9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c9bb; $custom-light: #89dacf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 201,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.588,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76145,
"c": 0.11457,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.46663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C9BB
secondary
#D2999F
accent
#4A5ADE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382