#46B2CC#46B2CC
#46B2CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.104 H 216.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, -22.64, -22.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 31.75, 224.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% -0.0832 -0.062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.104 216.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3408, 37.4993, 62.8068) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.41
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.86
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.61
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2CC #CC6046
analogous
#46CCA3 #46B2CC #466FCC
triadic
#46B2CC #CC46B2 #B2CC46
tetradic
#46B2CC #A346CC #CC6046 #6FCC46
square
#46B2CC #A346CC #CC6046 #6FCC46
split-complementary
#46B2CC #CC466F #CCA346
monochromatic
#216677 #2E8FA7 #46B2CC #76C6D9 #A6DAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#46B2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#46B2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2CC
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2CC | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ADCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.104 216.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9db',
500: '#46b2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2cc; $custom-light: #89c9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.642,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71213,
"c": 0.10378,
"h": 216.7
},
"luminance": 0.37503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2CC
secondary
#D4A59A
accent
#6548E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283