#46C8DB#46C8DB
#46C8DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.114 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 8.7%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, -29.09, -19.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 35.19, 214.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.02% -0.0995 -0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.02% 0.114 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9608, 47.7210, 74.3200) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.62
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.83
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.39
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8DB #DB5946
analogous
#46DBA4 #46C8DB #467EDB
triadic
#46C8DB #DB46C8 #C8DB46
tetradic
#46C8DB #A446DB #DB5946 #7EDB46
square
#46C8DB #A446DB #DB5946 #7EDB46
split-complementary
#46C8DB #DB467E #DBA446
monochromatic
#1B7D8B #25ABBF #46C8DB #79D7E5 #ACE6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#46C8DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#46C8DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8DB
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8DB | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7C1DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B1DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.114 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd9e6',
500: '#46c8db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8db; $custom-light: #8cd9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8db",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.651,
"s": 67.421,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77016,
"c": 0.1137,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.47725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8DB
secondary
#DDA8A0
accent
#543DEA
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8384