#46D4CD#46D4CD
#46D4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.119 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 212, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.75, -38.75, -7.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.75, 39.49, 191.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.38% -0.1173 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.38% 0.119 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0837, 52.7926, 65.9814) |
| Luminance | 0.5280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.00
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.92
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.47
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D4CD #D4464D
analogous
#46D486 #46D4CD #4694D4
triadic
#46D4CD #CD46D4 #D4CD46
tetradic
#46D4CD #8646D4 #D4464D #94D446
square
#46D4CD #8646D4 #D4464D #94D446
split-complementary
#46D4CD #D44694 #D48646
monochromatic
#1E817D #2AB3AC #46D4CD #78E0DA #A9EBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#46D4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.56
#46D4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D4CD
11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D4CD | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 212, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.119 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2dc',
500: '#46d4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d4cd; $custom-light: #8ce2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 212,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.042,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79384,
"c": 0.11924,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.52797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D4CD
secondary
#89363A
accent
#424AE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484