#46CAD3#46CAD3
#46CAD3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.113 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CAD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 202, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.98, -32.41, -14.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.98, 35.70, 204.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% -0.1048 -0.0415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.113 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3991, 48.2423, 69.0615) |
| Luminance | 0.4825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.53
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.21
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.30
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.63
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.82
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CAD3 #D34F46
analogous
#46D396 #46CAD3 #4683D3
triadic
#46CAD3 #D346CA #CAD346
tetradic
#46CAD3 #9646D3 #D34F46 #83D346
square
#46CAD3 #9646D3 #D34F46 #83D346
split-complementary
#46CAD3 #D34683 #D39646
monochromatic
#1E7A80 #2AA9B2 #46CAD3 #77D8DF #A9E6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#46CAD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#46CAD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CAD3
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CAD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CAD3 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC1D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B2D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cad3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 202, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.113 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdae0',
500: '#46cad3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cad3; $custom-light: #8cdae0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cad3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 202,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.83,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77195,
"c": 0.11271,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.48246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CAD3
secondary
#D8A19D
accent
#4D43E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383