#46C9BD#46C9BD
#46C9BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.114 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C9BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 201, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.03, -38.07, -4.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.03, 38.34, 186.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% -0.1132 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.114 186.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5935, 46.7459, 55.4394) |
| Luminance | 0.4675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.28
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.89
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.55
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C9BD #C94652
analogous
#46C97B #46C9BD #4693C9
triadic
#46C9BD #BD46C9 #C9BD46
tetradic
#46C9BD #7B46C9 #C94652 #93C946
square
#46C9BD #7B46C9 #C94652 #93C946
split-complementary
#46C9BD #C94693 #C97B46
monochromatic
#22736C #2FA298 #46C9BD #75D7CE #A5E5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C9BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#46C9BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C9BD
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C9BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C9BD | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBEBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB0BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c9bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.114 186.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adad0',
500: '#46c9bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c9bd; $custom-light: #8adad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c9bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 201,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.504,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76208,
"c": 0.11395,
"h": 186.4
},
"luminance": 0.4675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C9BD
secondary
#D2999E
accent
#4A57DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382