#46E1C6#46E1C6
#46E1C6 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.133 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46E1C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 225, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 12%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.42, -46.33, 1.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.42, 46.35, 178.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.3% -0.1333 0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.3% 0.133 178.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6391, 59.2252, 62.7576) |
| Luminance | 0.5923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.76
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.24
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.84
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46E1C6 #E14661
analogous
#46E178 #46E1C6 #46AFE1
triadic
#46E1C6 #C646E1 #E1C646
tetradic
#46E1C6 #7846E1 #E14661 #AFE146
square
#46E1C6 #7846E1 #E14661 #AFE146
split-complementary
#46E1C6 #E146AF #E17846
monochromatic
#18957F #21C9AC #46E1C6 #7BEAD6 #AFF2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#46E1C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.85
#46E1C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46E1C6
12.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46E1C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46E1C6 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.85 | 12.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D4C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C4C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46e1c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 225, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.133 178.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8debd7',
500: '#46e1c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46e1c6; $custom-light: #8debd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46e1c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 225,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.548,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82303,
"c": 0.13337,
"h": 178.6
},
"luminance": 0.5923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46E1C6
secondary
#993244
accent
#3959EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483