#46C2CA#46C2CA
#46C2CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.108 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.33, -31.17, -14.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.33, 34.21, 204.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1005 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.108 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4736, 44.1463, 62.6753) |
| Luminance | 0.4415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.02
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2CA #CA4E46
analogous
#46CA90 #46C2CA #4680CA
triadic
#46C2CA #CA46C2 #C2CA46
tetradic
#46C2CA #9046CA #CA4E46 #80CA46
square
#46C2CA #9046CA #CA4E46 #80CA46
split-complementary
#46C2CA #CA4680 #CA9046
monochromatic
#216F74 #2F9DA4 #46C2CA #76D2D8 #A5E1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#46C2CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#46C2CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2CA
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2CA | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BACB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.108 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5da',
500: '#46c2ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2ca; $custom-light: #8ad5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.636,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74958,
"c": 0.10778,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.4415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2CA
secondary
#D29D9A
accent
#5249DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383