#46C6C8#46C6C8
#46C6C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.110 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 1%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.45, -33.65, -11.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.45, 35.50, 198.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% -0.1054 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.11 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1406, 45.8567, 61.7370) |
| Luminance | 0.4586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.81
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.68
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6C8 #C84846
analogous
#46C889 #46C6C8 #4685C8
triadic
#46C6C8 #C846C6 #C6C846
tetradic
#46C6C8 #8946C8 #C84846 #85C846
square
#46C6C8 #8946C8 #C84846 #85C846
split-complementary
#46C6C8 #C84685 #C88946
monochromatic
#227172 #309FA1 #46C6C8 #75D5D6 #A4E3E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C6C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#46C6C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6C8
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6C8 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BDC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AEC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.110 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7d8',
500: '#46c6c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6c8; $custom-light: #8ad7d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.923,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75849,
"c": 0.10995,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.4586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6C8
secondary
#D19A99
accent
#4D4ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383