#46C6CC#46C6CC
#46C6CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.110 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.58, -32.51, -13.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.58, 35.13, 202.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% -0.1037 -0.0369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.11 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6142, 46.0461, 64.2313) |
| Luminance | 0.4605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.27
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6CC #CC4C46
analogous
#46CC8F #46C6CC #4683CC
triadic
#46C6CC #CC46C6 #C6CC46
tetradic
#46C6CC #8F46CC #CC4C46 #83CC46
square
#46C6CC #8F46CC #CC4C46 #83CC46
split-complementary
#46C6CC #CC4683 #CC8F46
monochromatic
#217377 #2EA1A7 #46C6CC #76D5D9 #A6E4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#46C6CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#46C6CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6CC
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6CC | 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)
#B8BDCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.110 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7db',
500: '#46c6cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6cc; $custom-light: #8ad7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.687,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75989,
"c": 0.11004,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.4605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6CC
secondary
#D49D9A
accent
#4F48E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383