#46BDC3#46BDC3
#46BDC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.105 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 189, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.62, -30.78, -12.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.62, 33.35, 202.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% -0.0983 -0.0355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.105 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5694, 41.6341, 58.0443) |
| Luminance | 0.4164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.62
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.38
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BDC3 #C34C46
analogous
#46C38B #46BDC3 #467FC3
triadic
#46BDC3 #C346BD #BDC346
tetradic
#46BDC3 #8B46C3 #C34C46 #7FC346
square
#46BDC3 #8B46C3 #C34C46 #7FC346
split-complementary
#46BDC3 #C3467F #C38B46
monochromatic
#23686C #32959A #46BDC3 #74CDD2 #A2DEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#46BDC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#46BDC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BDC3
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BDC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BDC3 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B5C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA7C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bdc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 189, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.105 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d1d5',
500: '#46bdc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bdc3; $custom-light: #89d1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bdc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 189,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.88,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73504,
"c": 0.10451,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.41637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BDC3
secondary
#CE9A97
accent
#544DDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283