#46C1C8#46C1C8
#46C1C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.107 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, -31.27, -13.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 34.07, 203.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% -0.1003 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.107 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0165, 43.6086, 61.3623) |
| Luminance | 0.4361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.92
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.09
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1C8 #C84D46
analogous
#46C88E #46C1C8 #4680C8
triadic
#46C1C8 #C846C1 #C1C846
tetradic
#46C1C8 #8E46C8 #C84D46 #80C846
square
#46C1C8 #8E46C8 #C84D46 #80C846
split-complementary
#46C1C8 #C84680 #C88E46
monochromatic
#226D72 #309BA1 #46C1C8 #75D1D6 #A4E1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#46C1C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#46C1C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1C8
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1C8 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0AAC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.107 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4d8',
500: '#46c1c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1c8; $custom-light: #8ad4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.231,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74646,
"c": 0.10707,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.43612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1C8
secondary
#D19C99
accent
#524ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383