#46DBC9#46DBC9
#46DBC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.126 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46DBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 219, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 8.2%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.71, -42.95, -2.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.71, 43.03, 183.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.94% -0.1261 -0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.94% 0.126 183.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3949, 56.1778, 64.0669) |
| Luminance | 0.5618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.42
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.88
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.34
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.32
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46DBC9 #DB4658
analogous
#46DB7F #46DBC9 #46A2DB
triadic
#46DBC9 #C946DB #DBC946
tetradic
#46DBC9 #7F46DB #DB4658 #A2DB46
square
#46DBC9 #7F46DB #DB4658 #A2DB46
split-complementary
#46DBC9 #DB46A2 #DB7F46
monochromatic
#1B8B7E #25BFAC #46DBC9 #79E5D8 #ACEFE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#46DBC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#46DBC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46DBC9
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46DBC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46DBC9 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CFC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBFCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46dbc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 219, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.126 183.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de7d9',
500: '#46dbc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46dbc9; $custom-light: #8de7d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46dbc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 219,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.752,
"s": 67.421,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80943,
"c": 0.12629,
"h": 183.5
},
"luminance": 0.56182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46DBC9
secondary
#91343F
accent
#3D52EA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483