#46C6CB#46C6CB
#46C6CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.110 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.54, -32.80, -12.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.54, 35.21, 201.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.95% -0.1041 -0.0355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.95% 0.11 198.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4946, 45.9983, 63.6017) |
| Luminance | 0.4600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.10
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6CB #CB4B46
analogous
#46CB8D #46C6CB #4683CB
triadic
#46C6CB #CB46C6 #C6CB46
tetradic
#46C6CB #8D46CB #CB4B46 #83CB46
square
#46C6CB #8D46CB #CB4B46 #83CB46
split-complementary
#46C6CB #CB4683 #CB8D46
monochromatic
#217276 #2EA1A5 #46C6CB #76D5D8 #A6E3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C6CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#46C6CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6CB
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6CB | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BDCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.110 198.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7da',
500: '#46c6cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6cb; $custom-light: #8ad7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.256,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75954,
"c": 0.10998,
"h": 198.8
},
"luminance": 0.46002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6CB
secondary
#D39C9A
accent
#4E48DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383