#46C8C2#46C8C2
#46C8C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.112 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 3%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.87, -36.26, -7.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.87, 37.01, 191.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% -0.11 -0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.112 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9133, 46.5020, 58.2697) |
| Luminance | 0.4651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.28
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.30
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8C2 #C8464C
analogous
#46C881 #46C8C2 #468DC8
triadic
#46C8C2 #C246C8 #C8C246
tetradic
#46C8C2 #8146C8 #C8464C #8DC846
square
#46C8C2 #8146C8 #C8464C #8DC846
split-complementary
#46C8C2 #C8468D #C88146
monochromatic
#22726E #30A19C #46C8C2 #75D6D2 #A4E4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#46C8C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#46C8C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8C2
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8C2 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBEC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AFC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.112 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad9d4',
500: '#46c8c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8c2; $custom-light: #8ad9d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.231,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76128,
"c": 0.11195,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.46506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8C2
secondary
#D1999B
accent
#4A51DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382