#46E1C9#46E1C9
#46E1C9 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.594; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.132 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46E1C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 225, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 10.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.49, -45.56, 0.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.49, 45.56, 179.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.39% -0.132 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.39% 0.132 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9885, 59.3650, 64.5981) |
| Luminance | 0.5937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.55
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.27
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.96
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.06
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.70
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46E1C9 #E1465E
analogous
#46E17C #46E1C9 #46ABE1
triadic
#46E1C9 #C946E1 #E1C946
tetradic
#46E1C9 #7C46E1 #E1465E #ABE146
square
#46E1C9 #7C46E1 #E1465E #ABE146
split-complementary
#46E1C9 #E146AB #E17C46
monochromatic
#189581 #21C9AF #46E1C9 #7BEAD8 #AFF2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#46E1C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.87
#46E1C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46E1C9
12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46E1C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46E1C9 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.87 | 12.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D4C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46e1c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 225, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.132 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eebd9',
500: '#46e1c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46e1c9; $custom-light: #8eebd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46e1c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 225,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.71,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82391,
"c": 0.13199,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.5937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46E1C9
secondary
#993242
accent
#3955EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483