#46C8C0#46C8C0
#46C8C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.112 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 4%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.81, -36.80, -6.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.81, 37.36, 189.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.06% -0.1109 -0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.06% 0.112 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6902, 46.4128, 57.0947) |
| Luminance | 0.4642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.43
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.74
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8C0 #C8464E
analogous
#46C87F #46C8C0 #468FC8
triadic
#46C8C0 #C046C8 #C8C046
tetradic
#46C8C0 #7F46C8 #C8464E #8FC846
square
#46C8C0 #7F46C8 #C8464E #8FC846
split-complementary
#46C8C0 #C8468F #C87F46
monochromatic
#22726D #30A19A #46C8C0 #75D6D0 #A4E4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#46C8C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#46C8C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8C0
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8C0 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBEC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAFC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.112 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad9d3',
500: '#46c8c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8c0; $custom-light: #8ad9d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.308,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76062,
"c": 0.11234,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.46416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8C0
secondary
#D1999C
accent
#4A53DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382