#46D1CE#46D1CE
#46D1CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.514; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.117 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D1CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 209, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 1.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.89, -37.10, -9.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.89, 38.28, 194.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.7% -0.1139 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.7% 0.117 193) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4618, 51.3551, 66.3714) |
| Luminance | 0.5136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.70
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.66
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.52
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D1CE #D14649
analogous
#46D189 #46D1CE #468FD1
triadic
#46D1CE #CE46D1 #D1CE46
tetradic
#46D1CE #8946D1 #D14649 #8FD146
square
#46D1CE #8946D1 #D14649 #8FD146
split-complementary
#46D1CE #D1468F #D18946
monochromatic
#1F7D7B #2BAEAC #46D1CE #77DDDB #A8E9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#46D1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.27
#46D1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D1CE
11.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D1CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D1CE | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.27 | 11.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB7CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d1ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 209, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.117 193.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cdfdc',
500: '#46d1ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d1ce; $custom-light: #8cdfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d1ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 209,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.705,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78697,
"c": 0.11687,
"h": 193
},
"luminance": 0.51359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D1CE
secondary
#853638
accent
#4448E3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFC
border
#CED5D5
text
#0D1515
muted
#7F8484