#46D9CE#46D9CE
#46D9CE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.123 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46D9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 217, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 0%, 5.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.26, -40.73, -5.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.26, 41.16, 188.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.62% -0.1219 -0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.62% 0.123 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4740, 55.3796, 67.0422) |
| Luminance | 0.5538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.24
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.76
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.51
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.43
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46D9CE #D94651
analogous
#46D985 #46D9CE #469BD9
triadic
#46D9CE #CE46D9 #D9CE46
tetradic
#46D9CE #8546D9 #D94651 #9BD946
square
#46D9CE #8546D9 #D94651 #9BD946
split-complementary
#46D9CE #D9469B #D98546
monochromatic
#1C8980 #26BBB0 #46D9CE #79E3DB #ACEEE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#46D9CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.08
#46D9CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46D9CE
12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46D9CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46D9CE | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.08 | 12.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDCDCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46d9ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 217, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.123 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de5dc',
500: '#46d9ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46d9ce; $custom-light: #8de5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46d9ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 217,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.51,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80618,
"c": 0.123,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.55384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46D9CE
secondary
#8F353B
accent
#3F4CE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484