#46C2C8#46C2C8
#46C2C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.108 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 3%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.26, -31.75, -13.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.26, 34.34, 202.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.89% -0.1013 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.89% 0.108 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2383, 44.0522, 61.4363) |
| Luminance | 0.4406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.00
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.38
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2C8 #C84C46
analogous
#46C88D #46C2C8 #4681C8
triadic
#46C2C8 #C846C2 #C2C846
tetradic
#46C2C8 #8D46C8 #C84C46 #81C846
square
#46C2C8 #8D46C8 #C84C46 #81C846
split-complementary
#46C2C8 #C84681 #C88D46
monochromatic
#226E72 #309CA1 #46C2C8 #75D2D6 #A4E1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#46C2C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#46C2C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2C8
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2C8 | 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)
#B4BAC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ABC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.108 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5d8',
500: '#46c2c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2c8; $custom-light: #8ad5d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.769,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74886,
"c": 0.1076,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.44056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2C8
secondary
#D19B99
accent
#514ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383