#46C8DE#46C8DE
#46C8DE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.115 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -28.20, -21.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 35.32, 217.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.13% -0.0983 -0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.13% 0.115 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3593, 47.8804, 76.4187) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.10
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.65
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.77
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.41
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.80
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8DE #DE5C46
analogous
#46DEA8 #46C8DE #467CDE
triadic
#46C8DE #DE46C8 #C8DE46
tetradic
#46C8DE #A846DE #DE5C46 #7CDE46
square
#46C8DE #A846DE #DE5C46 #7CDE46
split-complementary
#46C8DE #DE467C #DEA846
monochromatic
#1A7F90 #23ADC4 #46C8DE #7AD7E7 #AEE7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#46C8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#46C8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8DE
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8DE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C1DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B1DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.115 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd9e8',
500: '#46c8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8de; $custom-light: #8cd9e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.684,
"s": 69.725,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77131,
"c": 0.11472,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.47885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8DE
secondary
#DFAAA1
accent
#553BED
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384