#46D1C4#46D1C4
#46D1C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.119 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D1C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 209, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 6.2%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.61, -39.82, -4.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.61, 40.07, 186.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.37% -0.1183 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.37% 0.119 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2854, 50.8846, 60.1759) |
| Luminance | 0.5089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.81
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D1C4 #D14653
analogous
#46D17E #46D1C4 #4699D1
triadic
#46D1C4 #C446D1 #D1C446
tetradic
#46D1C4 #7E46D1 #D14653 #99D146
square
#46D1C4 #7E46D1 #D14653 #99D146
split-complementary
#46D1C4 #D14699 #D17E46
monochromatic
#1F7D75 #2BAEA2 #46D1C4 #77DDD4 #A8E9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#46D1C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#46D1C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D1C4
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D1C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D1C4 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C6C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B7C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d1c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 209, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.119 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdfd5',
500: '#46d1c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d1c4; $custom-light: #8bdfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d1c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 209,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.388,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78371,
"c": 0.11895,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.50889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D1C4
secondary
#85363E
accent
#4453E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483