#46C3D9#46C3D9
#46C3D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.112 H 211.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.11, -27.24, -21.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.11, 34.42, 217.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.76% -0.0953 -0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.76% 0.112 211.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5600, 45.3382, 72.5619) |
| Luminance | 0.4534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.69
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.19
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.57
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.57
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3D9 #D95C46
analogous
#46D9A6 #46C3D9 #467AD9
triadic
#46C3D9 #D946C3 #C3D946
tetradic
#46C3D9 #A646D9 #D95C46 #7AD946
square
#46C3D9 #A646D9 #D95C46 #7AD946
split-complementary
#46C3D9 #D9467A #D9A646
monochromatic
#1C7889 #26A5BB #46C3D9 #79D3E3 #ACE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#46C3D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.07
#46C3D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3D9
10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3D9 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.07 | 10.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CADD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.112 211.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5e4',
500: '#46c3d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3d9; $custom-light: #8bd5e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.98,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75757,
"c": 0.11185,
"h": 211.5
},
"luminance": 0.45342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3D9
secondary
#DCA89F
accent
#583FE9
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383