#46CBCE#46CBCE
#46CBCE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.113 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 203, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.12, -34.31, -12.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.12, 36.37, 199.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.26% -0.1079 -0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.26% 0.113 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0174, 48.4662, 65.8900) |
| Luminance | 0.4847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.16
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.20
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.53
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CBCE #CE4946
analogous
#46CE8D #46CBCE #4687CE
triadic
#46CBCE #CE46CB #CBCE46
tetradic
#46CBCE #8D46CE #CE4946 #87CE46
square
#46CBCE #8D46CE #CE4946 #87CE46
split-complementary
#46CBCE #CE4687 #CE8D46
monochromatic
#207779 #2DA7AA #46CBCE #76D9DB #A7E6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#46CBCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#46CBCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CBCE
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CBCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CBCE | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC2CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B3CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cbce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 203, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.113 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdbdc',
500: '#46cbce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cbce; $custom-light: #8bdbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cbce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 203,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.324,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77258,
"c": 0.11296,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.4847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CBCE
secondary
#D59C9B
accent
#4A46E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383