#46CAD2#46CAD2
#46CAD2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.113 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CAD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 202, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 61%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.95, -32.69, -14.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.95, 35.76, 203.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.16% -0.1052 -0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.16% 0.113 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2741, 48.1923, 68.4033) |
| Luminance | 0.4820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.25
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.94
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CAD2 #D24E46
analogous
#46D294 #46CAD2 #4684D2
triadic
#46CAD2 #D246CA #CAD246
tetradic
#46CAD2 #9446D2 #D24E46 #84D246
square
#46CAD2 #9446D2 #D24E46 #84D246
split-complementary
#46CAD2 #D24684 #D29446
monochromatic
#1F797F #2BA8B0 #46CAD2 #77D8DE #A8E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#46CAD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.64
#46CAD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CAD2
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CAD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CAD2 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC1D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B2D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cad2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 202, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.113 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdadf',
500: '#46cad2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cad2; $custom-light: #8bdadf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cad2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 202,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.429,
"s": 60.87,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7716,
"c": 0.1126,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.48196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CAD2
secondary
#D7A09C
accent
#4D44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383