#46D5D6#46D5D6
#46D5D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.119 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D5D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 213, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.31, -36.71, -11.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.31, 38.50, 197.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.92% -0.1145 -0.0322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.92% 0.119 195.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4522, 53.7412, 71.9518) |
| Luminance | 0.5375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.34
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.59
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.16
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.27
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.75
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D5D6 #D64746
analogous
#46D68F #46D5D6 #468DD6
triadic
#46D5D6 #D646D5 #D5D646
tetradic
#46D5D6 #8F46D6 #D64746 #8DD646
square
#46D5D6 #8F46D6 #D64746 #8DD646
split-complementary
#46D5D6 #D6468D #D68F46
monochromatic
#1D8484 #28B5B6 #46D5D6 #78E0E1 #AAECEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#46D5D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.75
#46D5D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D5D6
11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D5D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D5D6 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.75 | 11.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7CBD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1BBD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d5d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 213, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.119 195.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de2e2',
500: '#46d5d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d5d6; $custom-light: #8de2e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d5d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 213,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.417,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79924,
"c": 0.11891,
"h": 195.7
},
"luminance": 0.53746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D5D6
secondary
#8B3635
accent
#4241E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484