#46CBC9#46CBC9
#46CBC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.113 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 203, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 1%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.97, -35.71, -9.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.97, 36.98, 195.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.09% -0.11 -0.0266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.09% 0.113 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4196, 48.2271, 62.7418) |
| Luminance | 0.4823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.20
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.76
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CBC9 #CB4648
analogous
#46CB86 #46CBC9 #468ACB
triadic
#46CBC9 #C946CB #CBC946
tetradic
#46CBC9 #8646CB #CB4648 #8ACB46
square
#46CBC9 #8646CB #CB4648 #8ACB46
split-complementary
#46CBC9 #CB468A #CB8646
monochromatic
#217674 #2EA5A4 #46CBC9 #76D8D7 #A6E6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#46CBC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#46CBC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CBC9
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CBC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CBC9 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC1C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB2CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cbc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 203, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.113 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdbd9',
500: '#46cbc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cbc9; $custom-light: #8bdbd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cbc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 203,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.098,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77086,
"c": 0.1132,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.48231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CBC9
secondary
#D39A9B
accent
#484BDF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383