#46C4C4#46C4C4
#46C4C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.109 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, -33.83, -10.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 35.34, 196.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.23% -0.1051 -0.0283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.23% 0.109 195.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2251, 44.7639, 59.1558) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.25
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.74
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.29
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.34
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4C4 #C44646
analogous
#46C485 #46C4C4 #4685C4
triadic
#46C4C4 #C446C4 #C4C446
tetradic
#46C4C4 #8546C4 #C44646 #85C446
square
#46C4C4 #8546C4 #C44646 #85C446
split-complementary
#46C4C4 #C44685 #C48546
monochromatic
#236D6D #329B9B #46C4C4 #74D3D3 #A3E2E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#46C4C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#46C4C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4C4
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4C4 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BBC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ACC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.109 195.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad6d5',
500: '#46c4c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4c4; $custom-light: #8ad6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75228,
"c": 0.10881,
"h": 195.1
},
"luminance": 0.44767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4C4
secondary
#CE9797
accent
#4D4DDB
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383