#46C6D9#46C6D9
#46C6D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.113 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.99, -28.71, -19.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.99, 34.83, 214.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.47% -0.0983 -0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.47% 0.113 209.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2389, 46.6960, 72.7882) |
| Luminance | 0.4670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.14
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.65
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.00
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.42
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6D9 #D95946
analogous
#46D9A3 #46C6D9 #467DD9
triadic
#46C6D9 #D946C6 #C6D946
tetradic
#46C6D9 #A346D9 #D95946 #7DD946
square
#46C6D9 #A346D9 #D95946 #7DD946
split-complementary
#46C6D9 #D9467D #D9A346
monochromatic
#1C7B89 #26A8BB #46C6D9 #79D6E3 #ACE5EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C6D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.34
#46C6D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6D9
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6D9 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.34 | 10.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BFDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0AFD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.113 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd7e4',
500: '#46c6d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6d9; $custom-light: #8cd7e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.755,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76467,
"c": 0.11253,
"h": 209.1
},
"luminance": 0.467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6D9
secondary
#DCA79F
accent
#553FE9
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383