#46C4CE#46C4CE
#46C4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.109 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.05, -30.98, -15.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.05, 34.50, 206.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.58% -0.1008 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.58% 0.109 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4015, 45.2344, 65.3513) |
| Luminance | 0.4524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.52
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.39
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.16
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4CE #CE5046
analogous
#46CE94 #46C4CE #4680CE
triadic
#46C4CE #CE46C4 #C4CE46
tetradic
#46C4CE #9446CE #CE5046 #80CE46
square
#46C4CE #9446CE #CE5046 #80CE46
split-complementary
#46C4CE #CE4680 #CE9446
monochromatic
#207379 #2DA1AA #46C4CE #76D3DB #A7E3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#46C4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#46C4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4CE
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4CE | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BCCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.109 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad6dd',
500: '#46c4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4ce; $custom-light: #8ad6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.412,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75582,
"c": 0.10924,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.45238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4CE
secondary
#D59F9B
accent
#5246E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383