#46D9CC#46D9CC
#46D9CC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.124 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 217, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 0%, 6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.20, -41.27, -4.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.20, 41.56, 186.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.55% -0.1227 -0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.55% 0.124 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2326, 55.2831, 65.7708) |
| Luminance | 0.5529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.28
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.08
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.07
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D9CC #D94653
analogous
#46D983 #46D9CC #469DD9
triadic
#46D9CC #CC46D9 #D9CC46
tetradic
#46D9CC #8346D9 #D94653 #9DD946
square
#46D9CC #8346D9 #D94653 #9DD946
split-complementary
#46D9CC #D9469D #D98346
monochromatic
#1C897F #26BBAE #46D9CC #79E3DA #ACEEE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#46D9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#46D9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D9CC
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D9CC | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CECDCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 217, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.124 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de5db',
500: '#46d9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d9cc; $custom-light: #8de5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 217,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.694,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80554,
"c": 0.12354,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.55287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D9CC
secondary
#8F353D
accent
#3F4EE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484