#46C3CE#46C3CE
#46C3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.109 H 203.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.75, -30.50, -15.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.75, 34.26, 207.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.34% -0.0998 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.34% 0.109 203.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1767, 44.7848, 65.2764) |
| Luminance | 0.4479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.94
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.07
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3CE #CE5146
analogous
#46CE95 #46C3CE #467FCE
triadic
#46C3CE #CE46C3 #C3CE46
tetradic
#46C3CE #9546CE #CE5146 #7FCE46
square
#46C3CE #9546CE #CE5146 #7FCE46
split-complementary
#46C3CE #CE467F #CE9546
monochromatic
#207279 #2DA0AA #46C3CE #76D3DB #A7E2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#46C3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#46C3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3CE
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3CE | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ACCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.109 203.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5dd',
500: '#46c3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3ce; $custom-light: #8ad5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.853,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75343,
"c": 0.1088,
"h": 203.5
},
"luminance": 0.44789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3CE
secondary
#D5A09B
accent
#5346E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383