#46BDC1#46BDC1
#46BDC1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.104 H 198.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BDC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 189, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 2.1%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, -31.35, -11.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 33.51, 200.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% -0.0991 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.104 198.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3448, 41.5442, 56.8613) |
| Luminance | 0.4155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.88
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.65
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BDC1 #C14A46
analogous
#46C188 #46BDC1 #4680C1
triadic
#46BDC1 #C146BD #BDC146
tetradic
#46BDC1 #8846C1 #C14A46 #80C146
square
#46BDC1 #8846C1 #C14A46 #80C146
split-complementary
#46BDC1 #C14680 #C18846
monochromatic
#236769 #339497 #46BDC1 #74CDD0 #A2DEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#46BDC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#46BDC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BDC1
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BDC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BDC1 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B5C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA7C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bdc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 189, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.104 198.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d1d3',
500: '#46bdc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bdc1; $custom-light: #89d1d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bdc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 189,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.951,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73433,
"c": 0.10442,
"h": 198.3
},
"luminance": 0.41548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BDC1
secondary
#CC9896
accent
#534ED9
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8282