#46C8CD#46C8CD
#46C8CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.111 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.20, -33.18, -12.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.20, 35.60, 201.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% -0.1053 -0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.111 198.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1947, 47.0146, 65.0184) |
| Luminance | 0.4702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.21
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8CD #CD4B46
analogous
#46CD8F #46C8CD #4685CD
triadic
#46C8CD #CD46C8 #C8CD46
tetradic
#46C8CD #8F46CD #CD4B46 #85CD46
square
#46C8CD #8F46CD #CD4B46 #85CD46
split-complementary
#46C8CD #CD4685 #CD8F46
monochromatic
#207578 #2DA4A8 #46C8CD #76D6DA #A6E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#46C8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.40
#46C8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8CD
10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8CD | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABFCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.111 198.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd9dc',
500: '#46c8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8cd; $custom-light: #8bd9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.222,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76504,
"c": 0.11119,
"h": 198.8
},
"luminance": 0.47018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8CD
secondary
#D49D9B
accent
#4D47E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383