#46C3CA#46C3CA
#46C3CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.108 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.62, -31.65, -13.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.62, 34.47, 203.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% -0.1015 -0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.108 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6969, 44.5929, 62.7498) |
| Luminance | 0.4460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.99
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.57
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3CA #CA4D46
analogous
#46CA8F #46C3CA #4681CA
triadic
#46C3CA #CA46C3 #C3CA46
tetradic
#46C3CA #8F46CA #CA4D46 #81CA46
square
#46C3CA #8F46CA #CA4D46 #81CA46
split-complementary
#46C3CA #CA4681 #CA8F46
monochromatic
#217074 #2F9EA4 #46C3CA #76D2D8 #A5E2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#46C3CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#46C3CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3CA
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3CA | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BBCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.108 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5da',
500: '#46c3ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3ca; $custom-light: #8ad5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.182,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75198,
"c": 0.10829,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.44597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3CA
secondary
#D29D9A
accent
#5149DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383