Palettes / Colors / #46ECBF

#46ECBF — Vivid Teal

#46ECBF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #46ECBF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#46ECBF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EC4672; it also sits naturally between #46EC6D and #46C5EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #46ECBF

.text { color: #46ECBF; }
.background { background-color: #46ECBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46ECBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 236, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 81%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46ECBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 236, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46ECBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 236, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46ECBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46ECBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC4672:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46ECBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #46ECBF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #46ECBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #46ECBF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #46ECBE  ·  #46ECC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #46ECBF?

#46ECBF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 70, 236, 191). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46ECBF?

#46ECBF is RGB 70, 236, 191 — HSL 164°, 81%, 60% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #46ECBF?

Its complement is #EC4672; analogous partners are #46EC6D and #46C5EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46ECBF for text?

Black text on #46ECBF has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.