#46C1CA#46C1CA
#46C1CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.107 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 4.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.03, -30.69, -14.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.03, 33.96, 205.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.0994 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.107 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2518, 43.7027, 62.6014) |
| Luminance | 0.4371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.79
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.69
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.19
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1CA #CA4F46
analogous
#46CA91 #46C1CA #467FCA
triadic
#46C1CA #CA46C1 #C1CA46
tetradic
#46C1CA #9146CA #CA4F46 #7FCA46
square
#46C1CA #9146CA #CA4F46 #7FCA46
split-complementary
#46C1CA #CA467F #CA9146
monochromatic
#216F74 #2F9CA4 #46C1CA #76D1D8 #A5E1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#46C1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#46C1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1CA
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1CA | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.107 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4da',
500: '#46c1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1ca; $custom-light: #8ad4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.091,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74718,
"c": 0.10729,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.43706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1CA
secondary
#D29D9A
accent
#5349DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383