#46CBC3#46CBC3
#46CBC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.114 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 203, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 3.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.79, -37.37, -6.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.79, 37.94, 190.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.89% -0.1126 -0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.89% 0.114 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7276, 47.9503, 59.0970) |
| Luminance | 0.4795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.05
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.53
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CBC3 #CB464E
analogous
#46CB80 #46CBC3 #4690CB
triadic
#46CBC3 #C346CB #CBC346
tetradic
#46CBC3 #8046CB #CB464E #90CB46
square
#46CBC3 #8046CB #CB464E #90CB46
split-complementary
#46CBC3 #CB4690 #CB8046
monochromatic
#217670 #2EA59E #46CBC3 #76D8D2 #A6E6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#46CBC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#46CBC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CBC3
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CBC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CBC3 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.59 | 10.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C1C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB2C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cbc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 203, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.114 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adbd5',
500: '#46cbc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cbc3; $custom-light: #8adbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cbc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 203,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.391,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76887,
"c": 0.11414,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.47954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CBC3
secondary
#D39A9D
accent
#4851DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383