#46C1CE#46C1CE
#46C1CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.108 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.16, -29.53, -16.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.16, 33.83, 209.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.0978 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.108 205.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7315, 43.8946, 65.1280) |
| Luminance | 0.4390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.12
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.95
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.69
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1CE #CE5346
analogous
#46CE97 #46C1CE #467DCE
triadic
#46C1CE #CE46C1 #C1CE46
tetradic
#46C1CE #9746CE #CE5346 #7DCE46
square
#46C1CE #9746CE #CE5346 #7DCE46
split-complementary
#46C1CE #CE467D #CE9746
monochromatic
#207179 #2D9EAA #46C1CE #76D1DB #A7E1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#46C1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#46C1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1CE
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1CE | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EABCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.108 205.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4dd',
500: '#46c1ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1ce; $custom-light: #8ad4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.735,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74865,
"c": 0.10797,
"h": 205.1
},
"luminance": 0.43898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1CE
secondary
#D5A19B
accent
#5546E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383