#46C1CD#46C1CD
#46C1CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.108 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.13, -29.82, -16.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.13, 33.85, 208.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.83% -0.0982 -0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.83% 0.108 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6105, 43.8462, 64.4903) |
| Luminance | 0.4385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.23
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.53
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.98
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.15
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1CD #CD5246
analogous
#46CD96 #46C1CD #467ECD
triadic
#46C1CD #CD46C1 #C1CD46
tetradic
#46C1CD #9646CD #CD5246 #7ECD46
square
#46C1CD #9646CD #CD5246 #7ECD46
split-complementary
#46C1CD #CD467E #CD9646
monochromatic
#207078 #2D9DA8 #46C1CD #76D1DA #A6E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#46C1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#46C1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1CD
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1CD | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EABCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.108 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4dc',
500: '#46c1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1cd; $custom-light: #8ad4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.333,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74828,
"c": 0.10777,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.4385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1CD
secondary
#D4A09B
accent
#5547E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383