#46C4CD#46C4CD
#46C4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.109 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.01, -31.27, -14.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.01, 34.54, 205.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.55% -0.1012 -0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.55% 0.109 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2804, 45.1860, 64.7136) |
| Luminance | 0.4519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.27
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.49
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.01
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4CD #CD4F46
analogous
#46CD93 #46C4CD #4681CD
triadic
#46C4CD #CD46C4 #C4CD46
tetradic
#46C4CD #9346CD #CD4F46 #81CD46
square
#46C4CD #9346CD #CD4F46 #81CD46
split-complementary
#46C4CD #CD4681 #CD9346
monochromatic
#207278 #2DA0A8 #46C4CD #76D3DA #A6E3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#46C4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#46C4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4CD
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4CD | 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)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.109 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad6dc',
500: '#46c4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4cd; $custom-light: #8ad6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75546,
"c": 0.10911,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.4519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4CD
secondary
#D49E9B
accent
#5147E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383