#46CEC9#46CEC9
#46CEC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.115 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CEC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 206, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 2.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.86, -37.10, -8.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.86, 38.01, 192.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.81% -0.113 -0.023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.81% 0.115 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1349, 49.6578, 62.9802) |
| Luminance | 0.4966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.10
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.14
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CEC9 #CE464B
analogous
#46CE85 #46CEC9 #468FCE
triadic
#46CEC9 #C946CE #CEC946
tetradic
#46CEC9 #8546CE #CE464B #8FCE46
square
#46CEC9 #8546CE #CE464B #8FCE46
split-complementary
#46CEC9 #CE468F #CE8546
monochromatic
#207976 #2DAAA5 #46CEC9 #76DBD7 #A7E8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#46CEC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.93
#46CEC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CEC9
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CEC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CEC9 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.93 | 10.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C4C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cec9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 206, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.115 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bddd9',
500: '#46cec9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cec9; $custom-light: #8bddd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cec9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 206,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.794,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77809,
"c": 0.11537,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.49662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CEC9
secondary
#D59B9D
accent
#464CE1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383