#46CDC6#46CDC6
#46CDC6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.115 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CDC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 205, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.47, -37.46, -7.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.47, 38.15, 190.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.47% -0.1133 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.47% 0.115 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5455, 49.0381, 61.0598) |
| Luminance | 0.4904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.25
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.72
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CDC6 #CD464D
analogous
#46CD83 #46CDC6 #4691CD
triadic
#46CDC6 #C646CD #CDC646
tetradic
#46CDC6 #8346CD #CD464D #91CD46
square
#46CDC6 #8346CD #CD464D #91CD46
split-complementary
#46CDC6 #CD4691 #CD8346
monochromatic
#207874 #2DA8A2 #46CDC6 #76DAD5 #A6E7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#46CDC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#46CDC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CDC6
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CDC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CDC6 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C3C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB4C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cdc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 205, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.115 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bddd7',
500: '#46cdc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cdc6; $custom-light: #8bddd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cdc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 205,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.889,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77469,
"c": 0.11513,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.49042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CDC6
secondary
#D49B9E
accent
#474FE1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383