#46C1C5#46C1C5
#46C1C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.107 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 2%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, -32.13, -12.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 34.31, 200.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% -0.1015 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.107 198.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6694, 43.4697, 59.5340) |
| Luminance | 0.4347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.15
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.82
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.82
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1C5 #C54A46
analogous
#46C58A #46C1C5 #4681C5
triadic
#46C1C5 #C546C1 #C1C546
tetradic
#46C1C5 #8A46C5 #C54A46 #81C546
square
#46C1C5 #8A46C5 #C54A46 #81C546
split-complementary
#46C1C5 #C54681 #C58A46
monochromatic
#236C6E #31999D #46C1C5 #75D1D4 #A3E0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#46C1C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#46C1C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1C5
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1C5 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B8C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1AAC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.107 198.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4d6',
500: '#46c1c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1c5; $custom-light: #89d4d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.89,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74539,
"c": 0.1069,
"h": 198.2
},
"luminance": 0.43473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1C5
secondary
#CF9998
accent
#514CDC
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383