#46CDC3#46CDC3
#46CDC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.116 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 205, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.39, -38.28, -5.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.39, 38.71, 188.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.37% -0.1147 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.37% 0.116 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2029, 48.9010, 59.2555) |
| Luminance | 0.4890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.68
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.81
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CDC3 #CD4650
analogous
#46CD80 #46CDC3 #4694CD
triadic
#46CDC3 #C346CD #CDC346
tetradic
#46CDC3 #8046CD #CD4650 #94CD46
square
#46CDC3 #8046CD #CD4650 #94CD46
split-complementary
#46CDC3 #CD4694 #CD8046
monochromatic
#207872 #2DA89F #46CDC3 #76DAD3 #A6E7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#46CDC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.78
#46CDC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CDC3
10.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CDC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CDC3 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.78 | 10.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C2C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB3C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cdc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 205, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.116 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bddd5',
500: '#46cdc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cdc3; $custom-light: #8bddd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cdc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 205,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.556,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77371,
"c": 0.11578,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.48905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CDC3
secondary
#D49B9F
accent
#4752E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383