#46BDCF#46BDCF
#46BDCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.107 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 189, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.01, -27.27, -18.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.01, 33.12, 214.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.0933 -0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.107 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9811, 42.1987, 65.4791) |
| Luminance | 0.4220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.09
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.86
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.52
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.25
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BDCF #CF5846
analogous
#46CF9D #46BDCF #4679CF
triadic
#46BDCF #CF46BD #BDCF46
tetradic
#46BDCF #9D46CF #CF5846 #79CF46
square
#46BDCF #9D46CF #CF5846 #79CF46
split-complementary
#46BDCF #CF4679 #CF9D46
monochromatic
#206F7B #2C9BAB #46BDCF #77CEDC #A7E0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#46BDCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#46BDCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BDCF
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BDCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BDCF | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB6D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A7CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bdcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 189, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.107 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad1dd',
500: '#46bdcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bdcf; $custom-light: #8ad1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bdcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 189,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.883,
"s": 58.798,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73948,
"c": 0.10691,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.42202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BDCF
secondary
#D5A39B
accent
#5A46E2
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8283