#46C3D6#46C3D6
#46C3D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.111 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.01, -28.14, -19.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.01, 34.28, 214.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.64% -0.0965 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.64% 0.111 209.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1733, 45.1835, 70.5256) |
| Luminance | 0.4519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.45
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.77
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.16
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.31
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.52
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3D6 #D65946
analogous
#46D6A1 #46C3D6 #467BD6
triadic
#46C3D6 #D646C3 #C3D646
tetradic
#46C3D6 #A146D6 #D65946 #7BD646
square
#46C3D6 #A146D6 #D65946 #7BD646
split-complementary
#46C3D6 #D6467B #D6A146
monochromatic
#1D7784 #28A4B6 #46C3D6 #78D3E1 #AAE3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#46C3D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#46C3D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3D6
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3D6 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2BCD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.111 209.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5e2',
500: '#46c3d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3d6; $custom-light: #8bd5e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.917,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75642,
"c": 0.11078,
"h": 209.4
},
"luminance": 0.45187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3D6
secondary
#DAA69E
accent
#5741E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383