#46CDC4#46CDC4
#46CDC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.116 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CDC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 205, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.42, -38.01, -6.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.42, 38.51, 189.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.4% -0.1142 -0.0174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.4% 0.116 188.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3164, 48.9464, 59.8529) |
| Luminance | 0.4895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.36
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.36
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CDC4 #CD464F
analogous
#46CD81 #46CDC4 #4693CD
triadic
#46CDC4 #C446CD #CDC446
tetradic
#46CDC4 #8146CD #CD464F #93CD46
square
#46CDC4 #8146CD #CD464F #93CD46
split-complementary
#46CDC4 #CD4693 #CD8146
monochromatic
#207872 #2DA8A0 #46CDC4 #76DAD3 #A6E7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#46CDC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.79
#46CDC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CDC4
10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CDC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CDC4 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.79 | 10.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C2C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB4C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cdc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 205, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.116 188.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bddd5',
500: '#46cdc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cdc4; $custom-light: #8bddd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cdc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 205,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77403,
"c": 0.11555,
"h": 188.7
},
"luminance": 0.4895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CDC4
secondary
#D49B9E
accent
#4751E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383