#46C8CE#46C8CE
#46C8CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.111 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.23, -32.89, -13.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.23, 35.52, 202.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.54% -0.1049 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.54% 0.111 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3157, 47.0630, 65.6561) |
| Luminance | 0.4707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.98
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.52
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8CE #CE4C46
analogous
#46CE90 #46C8CE #4684CE
triadic
#46C8CE #CE46C8 #C8CE46
tetradic
#46C8CE #9046CE #CE4C46 #84CE46
square
#46C8CE #9046CE #CE4C46 #84CE46
split-complementary
#46C8CE #CE4684 #CE9046
monochromatic
#207579 #2DA4AA #46C8CE #76D6DB #A7E5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#46C8CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#46C8CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8CE
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8CE | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABFCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.111 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd9dc',
500: '#46c8ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8ce; $custom-light: #8bd9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.647,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76539,
"c": 0.11125,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.47067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8CE
secondary
#D59E9B
accent
#4D46E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383