#46D6CE#46D6CE
#46D6CE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.121 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D6CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 214, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 3.7%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.37, -39.38, -7.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.37, 40.04, 190.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.9% -0.1189 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.9% 0.121 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7078, 53.8471, 66.7868) |
| Luminance | 0.5385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.57
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.44
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.55
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D6CE #D6464E
analogous
#46D686 #46D6CE #4696D6
triadic
#46D6CE #CE46D6 #D6CE46
tetradic
#46D6CE #8646D6 #D6464E #96D646
square
#46D6CE #8646D6 #D6464E #96D646
split-complementary
#46D6CE #D64696 #D68646
monochromatic
#1D847F #28B6AE #46D6CE #78E1DB #AAECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#46D6CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.77
#46D6CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D6CE
11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D6CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D6CE | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.77 | 11.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACBCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5BBCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d6ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 214, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.121 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce3dc',
500: '#46d6ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d6ce; $custom-light: #8ce3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d6ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 214,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.667,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79897,
"c": 0.1206,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.53851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D6CE
secondary
#8B353A
accent
#414AE7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484