#46C1D9#46C1D9
#46C1D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.112 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 11.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.53, -26.25, -21.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.53, 34.21, 219.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% -0.0933 -0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.112 213.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1149, 44.4479, 72.4136) |
| Luminance | 0.4445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.55
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.68
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.99
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.09
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.80
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1D9 #D95E46
analogous
#46D9A8 #46C1D9 #4678D9
triadic
#46C1D9 #D946C1 #C1D946
tetradic
#46C1D9 #A846D9 #D95E46 #78D946
square
#46C1D9 #A846D9 #D95E46 #78D946
split-complementary
#46C1D9 #D94678 #D9A846
monochromatic
#1C7789 #26A3BB #46C1D9 #79D2E3 #ACE3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#46C1D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#46C1D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1D9
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1D9 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFBBDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AABD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.112 213.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd4e4',
500: '#46c1d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1d9; $custom-light: #8bd4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.796,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75284,
"c": 0.11152,
"h": 213.2
},
"luminance": 0.44452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1D9
secondary
#DCA99F
accent
#5B3FE9
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383