#46D4C9#46D4C9
#46D4C9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.120 H 187.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D4C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 212, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 5.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.64, -39.83, -5.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.64, 40.23, 188.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.26% -0.1191 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.26% 0.12 187.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6070, 52.6019, 63.4709) |
| Luminance | 0.5261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.19
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.16
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D4C9 #D44651
analogous
#46D482 #46D4C9 #4698D4
triadic
#46D4C9 #C946D4 #D4C946
tetradic
#46D4C9 #8246D4 #D44651 #98D446
square
#46D4C9 #8246D4 #D44651 #98D446
split-complementary
#46D4C9 #D44698 #D48246
monochromatic
#1E817A #2AB3A9 #46D4C9 #78E0D7 #A9EBE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#46D4C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.52
#46D4C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D4C9
11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D4C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D4C9 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.52 | 11.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C9C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B9CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d4c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 212, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.120 187.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2d9',
500: '#46d4c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d4c9; $custom-light: #8ce2d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d4c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 212,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.352,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79255,
"c": 0.12013,
"h": 187.6
},
"luminance": 0.52606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D4C9
secondary
#89363C
accent
#424FE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483