#46C8C5#46C8C5
#46C8C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.112 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 1.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.96, -35.43, -8.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.96, 36.54, 194.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.23% -0.1087 -0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.23% 0.112 192.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2536, 46.6382, 60.0620) |
| Luminance | 0.4664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.64
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8C5 #C84649
analogous
#46C884 #46C8C5 #468AC8
triadic
#46C8C5 #C546C8 #C8C546
tetradic
#46C8C5 #8446C8 #C84649 #8AC846
square
#46C8C5 #8446C8 #C84649 #8AC846
split-complementary
#46C8C5 #C8468A #C88446
monochromatic
#227270 #30A19E #46C8C5 #75D6D4 #A4E4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#46C8C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#46C8C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8C5
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8C5 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBEC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B0C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.112 192.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad9d6',
500: '#46c8c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8c5; $custom-light: #8ad9d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.615,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76228,
"c": 0.11151,
"h": 192.9
},
"luminance": 0.46642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8C5
secondary
#D1999A
accent
#4A4EDE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383