#46D5D9#46D5D9
#46D5D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.119 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D5D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 213, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.40, -35.87, -13.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.40, 38.18, 200.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.03% -0.1132 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.03% 0.119 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8388, 53.8959, 73.9882) |
| Luminance | 0.5390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.16
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.26
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.48
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D5D9 #D94A46
analogous
#46D994 #46D5D9 #468CD9
triadic
#46D5D9 #D946D5 #D5D946
tetradic
#46D5D9 #9446D9 #D94A46 #8CD946
square
#46D5D9 #9446D9 #D94A46 #8CD946
split-complementary
#46D5D9 #D9468C #D99446
monochromatic
#1C8689 #26B7BB #46D5D9 #79E1E3 #ACECEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#46D5D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.78
#46D5D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D5D9
11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D5D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D5D9 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.78 | 11.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6CBDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1BBDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d5d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 213, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.119 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de2e4',
500: '#46d5d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d5d9; $custom-light: #8de2e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d5d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 213,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.633,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80027,
"c": 0.11886,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D5D9
secondary
#8F3735
accent
#443FE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484