#46CED1#46CED1
#46CED1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.115 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CED1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 206, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 1.4%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.10, -34.87, -12.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.10, 36.95, 199.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.08% -0.1096 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.08% 0.115 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1006, 50.0441, 68.0661) |
| Luminance | 0.5005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.93
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.02
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CED1 #D14946
analogous
#46D18F #46CED1 #4689D1
triadic
#46CED1 #D146CE #CED146
tetradic
#46CED1 #8F46D1 #D14946 #89D146
square
#46CED1 #8F46D1 #D14946 #89D146
split-complementary
#46CED1 #D14689 #D18F46
monochromatic
#1F7B7D #2BACAE #46CED1 #77DBDD #A8E8E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#46CED1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.01
#46CED1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CED1
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CED1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CED1 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.01 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C5D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB5D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46ced1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 206, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.115 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdddf',
500: '#46ced1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46ced1; $custom-light: #8cdddf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46ced1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 206,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.295,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7808,
"c": 0.11475,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.50048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CED1
secondary
#853836
accent
#4844E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFC
border
#CED5D5
text
#0D1515
muted
#7F8484