#46C4C5#46C4C5
#46C4C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.109 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0.5%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.77, -33.55, -10.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.77, 35.22, 197.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.26% -0.1046 -0.0297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.26% 0.109 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3393, 44.8096, 59.7573) |
| Luminance | 0.4481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4C5 #C54746
analogous
#46C586 #46C4C5 #4685C5
triadic
#46C4C5 #C546C4 #C4C546
tetradic
#46C4C5 #8646C5 #C54746 #85C546
square
#46C4C5 #8646C5 #C54746 #85C546
split-complementary
#46C4C5 #C54685 #C58646
monochromatic
#236D6E #319C9D #46C4C5 #75D3D4 #A3E2E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#46C4C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#46C4C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4C5
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4C5 | 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)
#B7BBC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ACC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.109 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad6d6',
500: '#46c4c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4c5; $custom-light: #8ad6d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.472,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75263,
"c": 0.10876,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.44813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4C5
secondary
#CF9898
accent
#4D4CDC
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383