#46E1CD#46E1CD
#46E1CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.130 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46E1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 225, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 8.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.60, -44.53, -1.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.60, 44.57, 182.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.51% -0.1302 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.51% 0.13 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4652, 59.5556, 67.1085) |
| Luminance | 0.5956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.32
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.20
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.17
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.77
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.04
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46E1CD #E1465A
analogous
#46E17F #46E1CD #46A7E1
triadic
#46E1CD #CD46E1 #E1CD46
tetradic
#46E1CD #7F46E1 #E1465A #A7E146
square
#46E1CD #7F46E1 #E1465A #A7E146
split-complementary
#46E1CD #E146A7 #E17F46
monochromatic
#189584 #21C9B3 #46E1CD #7BEADB #AFF2E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#46E1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.91
#46E1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46E1CD
12.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46E1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46E1CD | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.91 | 12.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C4CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46e1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 225, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.130 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eebdc',
500: '#46e1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46e1cd; $custom-light: #8eebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46e1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 225,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.258,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8251,
"c": 0.13035,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.5956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46E1CD
secondary
#993240
accent
#3950EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484