#46C0CA#46C0CA
#46C0CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.107 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -30.21, -14.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 33.72, 206.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.48% -0.0984 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.48% 0.107 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0315, 43.2621, 62.5280) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.30
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0CA #CA5046
analogous
#46CA92 #46C0CA #467ECA
triadic
#46C0CA #CA46C0 #C0CA46
tetradic
#46C0CA #9246CA #CA5046 #7ECA46
square
#46C0CA #9246CA #CA5046 #7ECA46
split-complementary
#46C0CA #CA467E #CA9246
monochromatic
#216E74 #2F9BA4 #46C0CA #76D0D8 #A5E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C0CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#46C0CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0CA
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0CA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.107 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad3da',
500: '#46c0ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0ca; $custom-light: #8ad3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.545,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74478,
"c": 0.10682,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.43266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0CA
secondary
#D29E9A
accent
#5449DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383