#46C9CA#46C9CA

#46C9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.112 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#46C9CA
RGB	rgb(70, 201, 202)
HSL	hsl(180, 55%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(180, 65%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.40, -34.50, -10.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.40, 36.20, 197.64°)
OKLab	oklab(76.64% -0.1076 -0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(76.64% 0.112 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(34.0684, 47.3358, 63.2069)
Luminance	0.4734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#46C9CA #CA4746

analogous

#46CA89 #46C9CA #4687CA

triadic

#46C9CA #CA46C9 #C9CA46

tetradic

#46C9CA #8946CA #CA4746 #87CA46

square

#46C9CA #8946CA #CA4746 #87CA46

split-complementary

#46C9CA #CA4687 #CA8946

monochromatic

#217474 #2FA3A4 #46C9CA #76D7D8 #A5E5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#46C9CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.47

#46C9CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46C9CA

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##46C9CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##46C9CA	1.00	2.01	10.47	10.47
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCC0CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B1CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFC9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #46c9ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.112 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdada',
    500: '#46c9ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #46c9ca;
$custom-light: #8bdada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#46c9ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.455,
    "s": 55.462,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76639,
    "c": 0.1118,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.4734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#46C9CA

secondary

#D29A9A

accent

#4A49DF

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFA

border

#CBD3D3

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #46C9CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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