#46C3D5#46C3D5
#46C3D5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.110 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.98, -28.43, -19.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.98, 34.24, 213.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.6% -0.0969 -0.053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.6% 0.11 208.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0460, 45.1326, 69.8550) |
| Luminance | 0.4514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.67
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.00
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.39
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.85
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3D5 #D55846
analogous
#46D59F #46C3D5 #467CD5
triadic
#46C3D5 #D546C3 #C3D546
tetradic
#46C3D5 #9F46D5 #D55846 #7CD546
square
#46C3D5 #9F46D5 #D55846 #7CD546
split-complementary
#46C3D5 #D5467C #D59F46
monochromatic
#1E7683 #29A3B5 #46C3D5 #78D3E0 #AAE3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#46C3D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#46C3D5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3D5
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3D5 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2BCD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EADD5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.110 208.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5e2',
500: '#46c3d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3d5; $custom-light: #8bd5e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.552,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75604,
"c": 0.11047,
"h": 208.7
},
"luminance": 0.45136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3D5
secondary
#D9A59E
accent
#5642E6
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383