#46D1C3#46D1C3
#46D1C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.119 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D1C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 209, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 6.7%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.58, -40.09, -3.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.58, 40.28, 185.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.34% -0.1187 -0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.34% 0.119 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1720, 50.8392, 59.5785) |
| Luminance | 0.5084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.15
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.56
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D1C3 #D14654
analogous
#46D17E #46D1C3 #4699D1
triadic
#46D1C3 #C346D1 #D1C346
tetradic
#46D1C3 #7E46D1 #D14654 #99D146
square
#46D1C3 #7E46D1 #D14654 #99D146
split-complementary
#46D1C3 #D14699 #D17E46
monochromatic
#1F7D74 #2BAEA1 #46D1C3 #77DDD3 #A8E9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#46D1C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.17
#46D1C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D1C3
11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D1C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D1C3 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.17 | 11.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C6C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B7C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d1c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 209, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.119 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdfd5',
500: '#46d1c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d1c3; $custom-light: #8bdfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d1c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 209,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.957,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7834,
"c": 0.11925,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.50843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D1C3
secondary
#85363E
accent
#4454E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483