#46C9BF#46C9BF
#46C9BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.113 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 201, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.08, -37.54, -5.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.08, 37.93, 188.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% -0.1123 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.113 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8121, 46.8333, 56.5906) |
| Luminance | 0.4684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.40
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.90
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.12
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.36
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C9BF #C94650
analogous
#46C97D #46C9BF #4691C9
triadic
#46C9BF #BF46C9 #C9BF46
tetradic
#46C9BF #7D46C9 #C94650 #91C946
square
#46C9BF #7D46C9 #C94650 #91C946
split-complementary
#46C9BF #C94691 #C97D46
monochromatic
#22736D #2FA29A #46C9BF #75D7CF #A5E5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#46C9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C9BF
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C9BF | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBFBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB0C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.113 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adad2',
500: '#46c9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c9bf; $custom-light: #8adad2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 201,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.42,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76272,
"c": 0.11341,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.46837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C9BF
secondary
#D2999D
accent
#4A55DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382