#46D1C6#46D1C6
#46D1C6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.118 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D1C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 209, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 5.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.66, -39.29, -5.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.66, 39.66, 187.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.44% -0.1174 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.44% 0.118 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5146, 50.9762, 61.3828) |
| Luminance | 0.5098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.12
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D1C6 #D14651
analogous
#46D181 #46D1C6 #4696D1
triadic
#46D1C6 #C646D1 #D1C646
tetradic
#46D1C6 #8146D1 #D14651 #96D146
square
#46D1C6 #8146D1 #D14651 #96D146
split-complementary
#46D1C6 #D14696 #D18146
monochromatic
#1F7D76 #2BAEA4 #46D1C6 #77DDD5 #A8E9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#46D1C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.20
#46D1C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D1C6
11.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D1C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D1C6 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.20 | 11.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C6C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B7C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d1c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 209, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.118 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdfd7',
500: '#46d1c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d1c6; $custom-light: #8bdfd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d1c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 209,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.252,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78435,
"c": 0.11838,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.5098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D1C6
secondary
#85363C
accent
#4451E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483