#46CDE1#46CDE1
#46CDE1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.117 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CDE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 205, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.31, -29.74, -20.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.31, 36.13, 214.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.42% -0.102 -0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.42% 0.117 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9419, 50.3966, 78.9474) |
| Luminance | 0.5040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.74
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.90
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.68
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.79
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CDE1 #E15A46
analogous
#46E1A7 #46CDE1 #467FE1
triadic
#46CDE1 #E146CD #CDE146
tetradic
#46CDE1 #A746E1 #E15A46 #7FE146
square
#46CDE1 #A746E1 #E15A46 #7FE146
split-complementary
#46CDE1 #E1467F #E1A746
monochromatic
#188495 #21B3C9 #46CDE1 #7BDBEA #AFE9F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#46CDE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.08
#46CDE1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CDE1
11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CDE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CDE1 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.08 | 11.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC6E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B5E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cde1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 205, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.117 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddcea',
500: '#46cde1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cde1; $custom-light: #8ddcea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cde1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 205,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.742,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78424,
"c": 0.11687,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.50401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CDE1
secondary
#994032
accent
#5039EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484