#46C5CD#46C5CD
#46C5CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.110 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.31, -31.75, -14.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.31, 34.79, 204.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.79% -0.1022 -0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.79% 0.11 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5067, 45.6386, 64.7890) |
| Luminance | 0.4564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.87
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5CD #CD4E46
analogous
#46CD92 #46C5CD #4682CD
triadic
#46C5CD #CD46C5 #C5CD46
tetradic
#46C5CD #9246CD #CD4E46 #82CD46
square
#46C5CD #9246CD #CD4E46 #82CD46
split-complementary
#46C5CD #CD4682 #CD9246
monochromatic
#207378 #2DA1A8 #46C5CD #76D4DA #A6E3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#46C5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5CD
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5CD | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.110 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7dc',
500: '#46c5cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5cd; $custom-light: #8ad7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.556,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75785,
"c": 0.1096,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.45642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5CD
secondary
#D49E9B
accent
#5047E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383