#46C4CB#46C4CB
#46C4CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.109 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.95, -31.84, -13.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.95, 34.66, 203.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.47% -0.1021 -0.0379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.47% 0.109 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0405, 45.0901, 63.4503) |
| Luminance | 0.4509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.81
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.41
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4CB #CB4D46
analogous
#46CB8F #46C4CB #4681CB
triadic
#46C4CB #CB46C4 #C4CB46
tetradic
#46C4CB #8F46CB #CB4D46 #81CB46
square
#46C4CB #8F46CB #CB4D46 #81CB46
split-complementary
#46C4CB #CB4681 #CB8F46
monochromatic
#217176 #2E9FA5 #46C4CB #76D3D8 #A6E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#46C4CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#46C4CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4CB
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4CB | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.109 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad6da',
500: '#46c4cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4cb; $custom-light: #8ad6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.158,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75474,
"c": 0.1089,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.45094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4CB
secondary
#D39D9A
accent
#5048DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383