#46C1CB#46C1CB
#46C1CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.107 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.06, -30.40, -15.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.06, 33.91, 206.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% -0.099 -0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.107 202.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3706, 43.7502, 63.2270) |
| Luminance | 0.4375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.51
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.10
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1CB #CB5046
analogous
#46CB92 #46C1CB #467ECB
triadic
#46C1CB #CB46C1 #C1CB46
tetradic
#46C1CB #9246CB #CB5046 #7ECB46
square
#46C1CB #9246CB #CB5046 #7ECB46
split-complementary
#46C1CB #CB467E #CB9246
monochromatic
#216F76 #2E9CA5 #46C1CB #76D1D8 #A6E1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#46C1CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#46C1CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1CB
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1CB | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.107 202.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4da',
500: '#46c1cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1cb; $custom-light: #8ad4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.511,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74754,
"c": 0.10743,
"h": 202.8
},
"luminance": 0.43754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1CB
secondary
#D39E9A
accent
#5448DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383