#46CAD0#46CAD0
#46CAD0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.112 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CAD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 202, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, -33.27, -13.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 35.90, 202.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.09% -0.106 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.09% 0.112 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0265, 48.0933, 67.0992) |
| Luminance | 0.4810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.75
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.29
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.80
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CAD0 #D04C46
analogous
#46D091 #46CAD0 #4685D0
triadic
#46CAD0 #D046CA #CAD046
tetradic
#46CAD0 #9146D0 #D04C46 #85D046
square
#46CAD0 #9146D0 #D04C46 #85D046
split-complementary
#46CAD0 #D04685 #D09146
monochromatic
#20787C #2CA7AD #46CAD0 #77D8DC #A8E6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#46CAD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#46CAD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CAD0
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CAD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CAD0 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B2D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cad0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 202, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.112 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdade',
500: '#46cad0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cad0; $custom-light: #8bdade; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cad0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 202,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.609,
"s": 59.483,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77088,
"c": 0.11245,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.48097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CAD0
secondary
#D69E9C
accent
#4C45E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383