#46C5D5#46C5D5
#46C5D5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.111 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.57, -29.41, -18.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.57, 34.58, 211.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% -0.0989 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.111 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4971, 46.0348, 70.0054) |
| Luminance | 0.4604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.03
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.15
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.55
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.14
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5D5 #D55646
analogous
#46D59D #46C5D5 #467ED5
triadic
#46C5D5 #D546C5 #C5D546
tetradic
#46C5D5 #9D46D5 #D55646 #7ED546
square
#46C5D5 #9D46D5 #D55646 #7ED546
split-complementary
#46C5D5 #D5467E #D59D46
monochromatic
#1E7883 #29A5B5 #46C5D5 #78D5E0 #AAE4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C5D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#46C5D5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5D5
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5D5 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BED6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0AED5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.111 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd7e2',
500: '#46c5d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5d5; $custom-light: #8bd7e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.713,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76079,
"c": 0.11107,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.46039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5D5
secondary
#D9A49E
accent
#5442E6
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383