#46CED4#46CED4
#46CED4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.115 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 206, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 2.8%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.19, -34.01, -13.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.19, 36.67, 201.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% -0.1083 -0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.115 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4755, 50.1940, 70.0406) |
| Luminance | 0.5020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.55
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.98
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.17
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.39
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CED4 #D44C46
analogous
#46D493 #46CED4 #4687D4
triadic
#46CED4 #D446CE #CED446
tetradic
#46CED4 #9346D4 #D44C46 #87D446
square
#46CED4 #9346D4 #D44C46 #87D446
split-complementary
#46CED4 #D44687 #D49346
monochromatic
#1E7D81 #2AADB3 #46CED4 #78DBE0 #A9E8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#46CED4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.04
#46CED4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CED4
11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CED4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CED4 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.04 | 11.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C5D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB5D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46ced4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 206, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.115 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdde1',
500: '#46ced4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46ced4; $custom-light: #8cdde1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46ced4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 206,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.535,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78185,
"c": 0.11482,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.50198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CED4
secondary
#893936
accent
#4942E5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484