#46C5CE#46C5CE
#46C5CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.110 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.34, -31.46, -14.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.34, 34.74, 205.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% -0.1018 -0.0408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.11 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6278, 45.6871, 65.4268) |
| Luminance | 0.4569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.11
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.27
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.87
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5CE #CE4F46
analogous
#46CE93 #46C5CE #4681CE
triadic
#46C5CE #CE46C5 #C5CE46
tetradic
#46C5CE #9346CE #CE4F46 #81CE46
square
#46C5CE #9346CE #CE4F46 #81CE46
split-complementary
#46C5CE #CE4681 #CE9346
monochromatic
#207479 #2DA2AA #46C5CE #76D4DB #A7E3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#46C5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5CE
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5CE | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BDCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2AECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.110 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd7dd',
500: '#46c5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5ce; $custom-light: #8bd7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.971,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75821,
"c": 0.10972,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.45691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5CE
secondary
#D59F9B
accent
#5146E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383