#46CDC8#46CDC8
#46CDC8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.115 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CDC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 205, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 0%, 2.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.53, -36.92, -8.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.53, 37.82, 192.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.54% -0.1125 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.54% 0.115 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7777, 49.1309, 62.2827) |
| Luminance | 0.4914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.99
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.12
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.94
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CDC8 #CD464B
analogous
#46CD85 #46CDC8 #468FCD
triadic
#46CDC8 #C846CD #CDC846
tetradic
#46CDC8 #8546CD #CD464B #8FCD46
square
#46CDC8 #8546CD #CD464B #8FCD46
split-complementary
#46CDC8 #CD468F #CD8546
monochromatic
#207875 #2DA8A4 #46CDC8 #76DAD6 #A6E7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#46CDC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.83
#46CDC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CDC8
10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CDC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CDC8 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.83 | 10.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C3C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB4C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cdc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 205, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.115 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bddd8',
500: '#46cdc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cdc8; $custom-light: #8bddd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cdc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 205,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.778,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77535,
"c": 0.11478,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.49135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CDC8
secondary
#D49B9D
accent
#474DE1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383