#46CBB9#46CBB9
#46CBB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.117 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CBB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 203, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 8.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.52, -40.04, -1.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.52, 40.07, 182.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% -0.1171 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.117 182.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6346, 47.5131, 53.3406) |
| Luminance | 0.4752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.39
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.98
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.17
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CBB9 #CB4658
analogous
#46CB76 #46CBB9 #469ACB
triadic
#46CBB9 #B946CB #CBB946
tetradic
#46CBB9 #7646CB #CB4658 #9ACB46
square
#46CBB9 #7646CB #CB4658 #9ACB46
split-complementary
#46CBB9 #CB469A #CB7646
monochromatic
#21766A #2EA595 #46CBB9 #76D8CB #A6E6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#46CBB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#46CBB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CBB9
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CBB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CBB9 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C0B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB1BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cbb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 203, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.117 182.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adbce',
500: '#46cbb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cbb9; $custom-light: #8adbce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cbb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 203,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.88,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7657,
"c": 0.11718,
"h": 182.4
},
"luminance": 0.47517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CBB9
secondary
#D39AA2
accent
#485DDF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382