#46CDCE#46CDCE
#46CDCE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.114 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CDCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 205, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.71, -35.25, -11.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.71, 36.98, 197.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.74% -0.1099 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.74% 0.114 195.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4927, 49.4170, 66.0484) |
| Luminance | 0.4942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.98
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.75
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CDCE #CE4746
analogous
#46CE8B #46CDCE #4689CE
triadic
#46CDCE #CE46CD #CDCE46
tetradic
#46CDCE #8B46CE #CE4746 #89CE46
square
#46CDCE #8B46CE #CE4746 #89CE46
split-complementary
#46CDCE #CE4689 #CE8B46
monochromatic
#207979 #2DA9AA #46CDCE #76DADB #A7E7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#46CDCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.88
#46CDCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CDCE
10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CDCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CDCE | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.88 | 10.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB4CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cdce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 205, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.114 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdcdc',
500: '#46cdce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cdce; $custom-light: #8bdcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cdce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 205,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.441,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77737,
"c": 0.11419,
"h": 195.8
},
"luminance": 0.49421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CDCE
secondary
#D59B9B
accent
#4846E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383