#46D1CA#46D1CA
#46D1CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.117 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 209, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 3.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.78, -38.20, -7.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.78, 38.92, 191.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.56% -0.1156 -0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.56% 0.117 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9821, 51.1632, 63.8448) |
| Luminance | 0.5117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.74
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D1CA #D1464D
analogous
#46D184 #46D1CA #4693D1
triadic
#46D1CA #CA46D1 #D1CA46
tetradic
#46D1CA #8446D1 #D1464D #93D146
square
#46D1CA #8446D1 #D1464D #93D146
split-complementary
#46D1CA #D14693 #D18446
monochromatic
#1F7D79 #2BAEA8 #46D1CA #77DDD8 #A8E9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#46D1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.23
#46D1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D1CA
11.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D1CA | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.23 | 11.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C6CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B7CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 209, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.117 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdfda',
500: '#46d1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d1ca; $custom-light: #8cdfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 209,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.978,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78564,
"c": 0.11748,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.51167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D1CA
secondary
#85363A
accent
#444CE3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483