#46D5CF#46D5CF
#46D5CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.120 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D5CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 213, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 0%, 2.8%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.11, -38.66, -8.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.11, 39.51, 191.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.69% -0.1175 -0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.69% 0.12 191) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5774, 53.3913, 67.3445) |
| Luminance | 0.5340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.02
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.74
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D5CF #D5464C
analogous
#46D588 #46D5CF #4693D5
triadic
#46D5CF #CF46D5 #D5CF46
tetradic
#46D5CF #8846D5 #D5464C #93D546
square
#46D5CF #8846D5 #D5464C #93D546
split-complementary
#46D5CF #D54693 #D58846
monochromatic
#1E837F #29B5AF #46D5CF #78E0DC #AAECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#46D5CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.68
#46D5CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D5CF
11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D5CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D5CF | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.68 | 11.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BBD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d5cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 213, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.120 191.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2dd',
500: '#46d5cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d5cf; $custom-light: #8ce2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d5cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 213,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.483,
"s": 62.996,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7969,
"c": 0.11964,
"h": 191
},
"luminance": 0.53396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D5CF
secondary
#8A3539
accent
#4249E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484