#46D4CB#46D4CB
#46D4CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.527; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.120 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 212, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.70, -39.29, -6.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.70, 39.84, 189.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.32% -0.1182 -0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.32% 0.12 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8438, 52.6967, 64.7180) |
| Luminance | 0.5270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.56
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.92
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.97
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D4CB #D4464F
analogous
#46D484 #46D4CB #4696D4
triadic
#46D4CB #CB46D4 #D4CB46
tetradic
#46D4CB #8446D4 #D4464F #96D446
square
#46D4CB #8446D4 #D4464F #96D446
split-complementary
#46D4CB #D44696 #D48446
monochromatic
#1E817B #2AB3AA #46D4CB #78E0D9 #A9EBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#46D4CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.54
#46D4CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D4CB
11.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D4CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D4CB | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.54 | 11.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d4cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 212, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.120 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2da',
500: '#46d4cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d4cb; $custom-light: #8ce2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d4cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 212,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.197,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79319,
"c": 0.11965,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.52701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D4CB
secondary
#89363B
accent
#424DE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483