#46D1C9#46D1C9
#46D1C9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.118 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D1C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 209, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 3.8%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.75, -38.47, -6.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.75, 39.09, 190.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.53% -0.1161 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.53% 0.118 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8640, 51.1160, 63.2233) |
| Luminance | 0.5112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.08
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.05
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.35
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.74
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D1C9 #D1464E
analogous
#46D184 #46D1C9 #4693D1
triadic
#46D1C9 #C946D1 #D1C946
tetradic
#46D1C9 #8446D1 #D1464E #93D146
square
#46D1C9 #8446D1 #D1464E #93D146
split-complementary
#46D1C9 #D14693 #D18446
monochromatic
#1F7D78 #2BAEA7 #46D1C9 #77DDD7 #A8E9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#46D1C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#46D1C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D1C9
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D1C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D1C9 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C6C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B7CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d1c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 209, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.118 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdfd9',
500: '#46d1c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d1c9; $custom-light: #8bdfd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d1c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 209,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.547,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78532,
"c": 0.11769,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.5112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D1C9
secondary
#85363B
accent
#444EE3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483