#46C2D9#46C2D9
#46C2D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.112 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.82, -26.74, -21.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.82, 34.31, 218.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.52% -0.0943 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.52% 0.112 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3367, 44.8916, 72.4875) |
| Luminance | 0.4490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.59
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.61
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.32
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2D9 #D95D46
analogous
#46D9A7 #46C2D9 #4679D9
triadic
#46C2D9 #D946C2 #C2D946
tetradic
#46C2D9 #A746D9 #D95D46 #79D946
square
#46C2D9 #A746D9 #D95D46 #79D946
split-complementary
#46C2D9 #D94679 #D9A746
monochromatic
#1C7889 #26A4BB #46C2D9 #79D3E3 #ACE3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#46C2D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#46C2D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2D9
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2D9 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BACD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.112 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd4e4',
500: '#46c2d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2d9; $custom-light: #8bd4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.388,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75521,
"c": 0.11167,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.44895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2D9
secondary
#DCA99F
accent
#5A3FE9
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383