#46CCB9#46CCB9
#46CCB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.118 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CCB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 204, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 9.3%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.82, -40.49, -1.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.82, 40.50, 181.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.81% -0.1181 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.81% 0.118 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8715, 47.9870, 53.4195) |
| Luminance | 0.4799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.55
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.01
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.29
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CCB9 #CC4659
analogous
#46CC76 #46CCB9 #469CCC
triadic
#46CCB9 #B946CC #CCB946
tetradic
#46CCB9 #7646CC #CC4659 #9CCC46
square
#46CCB9 #7646CC #CC4659 #9CCC46
split-complementary
#46CCB9 #CC469C #CC7646
monochromatic
#21776B #2EA796 #46CCB9 #76D9CB #A6E6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#46CCB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#46CCB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CCB9
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CCB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CCB9 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C0B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B2BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46ccb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 204, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.118 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adcce',
500: '#46ccb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46ccb9; $custom-light: #8adcce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46ccb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 204,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.493,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76814,
"c": 0.11815,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.47991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CCB9
secondary
#D49AA2
accent
#485DE0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382