#46C6CA#46C6CA
#46C6CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.110 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.51, -33.08, -12.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.51, 35.30, 200.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% -0.1045 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.11 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3758, 45.9508, 62.9761) |
| Luminance | 0.4596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.21
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.57
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6CA #CA4A46
analogous
#46CA8C #46C6CA #4684CA
triadic
#46C6CA #CA46C6 #C6CA46
tetradic
#46C6CA #8C46CA #CA4A46 #84CA46
square
#46C6CA #8C46CA #CA4A46 #84CA46
split-complementary
#46C6CA #CA4684 #CA8C46
monochromatic
#217274 #2FA0A4 #46C6CA #76D5D8 #A5E3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#46C6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6CA
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6CA | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BDCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.110 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7da',
500: '#46c6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6ca; $custom-light: #8ad7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.818,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75918,
"c": 0.10996,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.45955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6CA
secondary
#D29B9A
accent
#4E49DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383