#46C1D1#46C1D1
#46C1D1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.109 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.26, -28.64, -18.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.26, 33.83, 212.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.98% -0.0965 -0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.98% 0.109 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0995, 44.0418, 67.0657) |
| Luminance | 0.4405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.95
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.66
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.63
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1D1 #D15646
analogous
#46D19B #46C1D1 #467CD1
triadic
#46C1D1 #D146C1 #C1D146
tetradic
#46C1D1 #9B46D1 #D15646 #7CD146
square
#46C1D1 #9B46D1 #D15646 #7CD146
split-complementary
#46C1D1 #D1467C #D19B46
monochromatic
#1F737D #2B9FAE #46C1D1 #77D1DD #A8E2E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#46C1D1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#46C1D1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1D1
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1D1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1D1 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BAD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DABD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1d1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.109 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4df',
500: '#46c1d1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1d1; $custom-light: #8ad4df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1d1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.906,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74977,
"c": 0.10871,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.44045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1D1
secondary
#D7A39C
accent
#5744E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383