#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
RGBrgb(70, 189, 207)
HSLhsl(188, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(188, 66%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(66.2%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(71.01, -27.27, -18.80)
CIE-LCHlch(71.01, 33.12, 214.59°)
OKLaboklab(73.95% -0.0933 -0.0522)
OKLCHoklch(73.95% 0.107 209.2)
XYZxyz(31.9811, 42.1987, 65.4791)
Luminance0.4220 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

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
##46BDCF1.002.229.449.44
#FFFFFF2.221.0021.0021.00
#0000009.4421.001.001.00
##0000009.4421.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #46BDCF

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#46BDCF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva