#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
RGBrgb(70, 200, 205)
HSLhsl(182, 57%, 54%)
HSVhsv(182, 66%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(65.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(74.20, -33.18, -12.90)
CIE-LCHlch(74.20, 35.60, 201.25°)
OKLaboklab(76.5% -0.1053 -0.0358)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.111 198.8)
XYZxyz(34.1947, 47.0146, 65.0184)
Luminance0.4702 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

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
##46C8CD1.002.0210.4010.40
#FFFFFF2.021.0021.0021.00
#00000010.4021.001.001.00
##00000010.4021.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#46C8CD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva