#46D4CC#46D4CC
#46D4CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.527; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.119 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D4CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 212, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 3.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.72, -39.02, -7.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.72, 39.66, 190.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.35% -0.1178 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.35% 0.119 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9634, 52.7445, 65.3477) |
| Luminance | 0.5275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.27
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.01
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D4CC #D4464E
analogous
#46D485 #46D4CC #4695D4
triadic
#46D4CC #CC46D4 #D4CC46
tetradic
#46D4CC #8546D4 #D4464E #95D446
square
#46D4CC #8546D4 #D4464E #95D446
split-complementary
#46D4CC #D44695 #D48546
monochromatic
#1E817C #2AB3AB #46D4CC #78E0DA #A9EBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#46D4CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.55
#46D4CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D4CC
11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D4CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D4CC | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.55 | 11.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d4cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 212, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.119 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2db',
500: '#46d4cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d4cc; $custom-light: #8ce2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d4cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 212,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.62,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79352,
"c": 0.11944,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.52749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D4CC
secondary
#89363A
accent
#424CE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484