#46C6D6#46C6D6
#46C6D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.112 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 7.5%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.90, -29.60, -18.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.90, 34.77, 211.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% -0.0995 -0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.112 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8523, 46.5414, 70.7519) |
| Luminance | 0.4654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.11
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.40
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.04
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6D6 #D65646
analogous
#46D69E #46C6D6 #467ED6
triadic
#46C6D6 #D646C6 #C6D646
tetradic
#46C6D6 #9E46D6 #D65646 #7ED646
square
#46C6D6 #9E46D6 #D65646 #7ED646
split-complementary
#46C6D6 #D6467E #D69E46
monochromatic
#1D7984 #28A7B6 #46C6D6 #78D5E1 #AAE5EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#46C6D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#46C6D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6D6
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6D6 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BED7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1AFD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.112 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd7e2',
500: '#46c6d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6d6; $custom-light: #8bd7e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.667,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76354,
"c": 0.11167,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.46545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6D6
secondary
#DAA59E
accent
#5341E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383