#46D6CD#46D6CD
#46D6CD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.121 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D6CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 214, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.34, -39.65, -6.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.34, 40.22, 189.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.86% -0.1193 -0.0189) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.86% 0.121 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5867, 53.7987, 66.1490) |
| Luminance | 0.5380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.81
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.19
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.36
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D6CD #D6464F
analogous
#46D685 #46D6CD #4697D6
triadic
#46D6CD #CD46D6 #D6CD46
tetradic
#46D6CD #8546D6 #D6464F #97D646
square
#46D6CD #8546D6 #D6464F #97D646
split-complementary
#46D6CD #D64697 #D68546
monochromatic
#1D847E #28B6AE #46D6CD #78E1DB #AAECE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#46D6CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.76
#46D6CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D6CD
11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D6CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D6CD | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACBCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5BBCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d6cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 214, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.121 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce3dc',
500: '#46d6cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d6cd; $custom-light: #8ce3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d6cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 214,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.25,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79865,
"c": 0.12081,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.53803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D6CD
secondary
#8B353B
accent
#414BE7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484