#46D6D9#46D6D9
#46D6D9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.119 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D6D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 214, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 1.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.69, -36.33, -12.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.69, 38.47, 199.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.27% -0.1142 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.27% 0.119 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0911, 54.4005, 74.0723) |
| Luminance | 0.5441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.85
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.42
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D6D9 #D94946
analogous
#46D993 #46D6D9 #468DD9
triadic
#46D6D9 #D946D6 #D6D946
tetradic
#46D6D9 #9346D9 #D94946 #8DD946
square
#46D6D9 #9346D9 #D94946 #8DD946
split-complementary
#46D6D9 #D9468D #D99346
monochromatic
#1C8689 #26B8BB #46D6D9 #79E1E3 #ACEDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#46D6D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#46D6D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D6D9
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D6D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D6D9 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8CCD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BCDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d6d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 214, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.119 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de3e4',
500: '#46d6d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d6d9; $custom-light: #8de3e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d6d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 214,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.224,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80265,
"c": 0.11944,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.54405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D6D9
secondary
#8F3635
accent
#423FE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484