#46C9BE#46C9BE
#46C9BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.114 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 201, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 5.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.05, -37.81, -4.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.05, 38.13, 187.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.24% -0.1128 -0.0141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.24% 0.114 187.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7024, 46.7895, 56.0130) |
| Luminance | 0.4679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.32
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.12
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.22
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C9BE #C94651
analogous
#46C97C #46C9BE #4692C9
triadic
#46C9BE #BE46C9 #C9BE46
tetradic
#46C9BE #7C46C9 #C94651 #92C946
square
#46C9BE #7C46C9 #C94651 #92C946
split-complementary
#46C9BE #C94692 #C97C46
monochromatic
#22736C #2FA299 #46C9BE #75D7CF #A5E5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C9BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#46C9BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C9BE
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C9BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C9BE | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.36 | 10.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBEBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB0BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c9be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.114 187.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adad1',
500: '#46c9be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c9be; $custom-light: #8adad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c9be",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 201,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.962,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7624,
"c": 0.11368,
"h": 187.1
},
"luminance": 0.46793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C9BE
secondary
#D2999E
accent
#4A56DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382