#46BDC7#46BDC7
#46BDC7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.105 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BDC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 189, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 5%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.74, -29.62, -14.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.74, 33.13, 206.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% -0.0966 -0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.105 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0277, 41.8174, 60.4581) |
| Luminance | 0.4182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.70
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.08
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.10
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BDC7 #C75046
analogous
#46C790 #46BDC7 #467DC7
triadic
#46BDC7 #C746BD #BDC746
tetradic
#46BDC7 #9046C7 #C75046 #7DC746
square
#46BDC7 #9046C7 #C75046 #7DC746
split-complementary
#46BDC7 #C7467D #C79046
monochromatic
#226A71 #3097A0 #46BDC7 #75CED5 #A4DFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#46BDC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#46BDC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BDC7
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BDC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BDC7 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB5C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA7C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bdc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 189, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.105 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d1d8',
500: '#46bdc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bdc7; $custom-light: #89d1d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bdc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 189,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.651,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73649,
"c": 0.10498,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.41821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BDC7
secondary
#D09D98
accent
#564BDD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283