#46C0CD#46C0CD
#46C0CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.107 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.83, -29.33, -16.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.83, 33.64, 209.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% -0.0972 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.107 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3901, 43.4055, 64.4168) |
| Luminance | 0.4341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.97
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.84
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0CD #CD5346
analogous
#46CD97 #46C0CD #467DCD
triadic
#46C0CD #CD46C0 #C0CD46
tetradic
#46C0CD #9746CD #CD5346 #7DCD46
square
#46C0CD #9746CD #CD5346 #7DCD46
split-complementary
#46C0CD #CD467D #CD9746
monochromatic
#207078 #2D9CA8 #46C0CD #76D0DA #A6E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#46C0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#46C0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0CD
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0CD | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.107 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad3dc',
500: '#46c0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0cd; $custom-light: #8ad3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.778,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74589,
"c": 0.10737,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.43409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0CD
secondary
#D4A09B
accent
#5647E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383