#46D8B6#46D8B6
#46D8B6 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.132 H 173.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D8B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 216, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 65%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 15.7%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.34, -46.48, 5.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.34, 46.81, 173.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.66% -0.1316 0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.66% 0.132 173.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5209, 53.7872, 52.7568) |
| Luminance | 0.5379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.06
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.50
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.98
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.30
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.53
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D8B6 #D84668
analogous
#46D86D #46D8B6 #46B1D8
triadic
#46D8B6 #B646D8 #D8B646
tetradic
#46D8B6 #6D46D8 #D84668 #B1D846
square
#46D8B6 #6D46D8 #D84668 #B1D846
split-complementary
#46D8B6 #D846B1 #D86D46
monochromatic
#1C876E #27BA98 #46D8B6 #79E3CA #ABEDDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#46D8B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.76
#46D8B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D8B6
11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D8B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D8B6 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CAB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBCB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d8b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 216, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.132 173.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8be5cb',
500: '#46d8b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d8b6; $custom-light: #8be5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d8b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 216,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.027,
"s": 65.179,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7966,
"c": 0.13235,
"h": 173.9
},
"luminance": 0.53791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D8B6
secondary
#8D3549
accent
#4067E8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1613
muted
#7F8482