#46E2CA#46E2CA
#46E2CA is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.133 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46E2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 226, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 0%, 10.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -45.74, -0.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 45.74, 180.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.66% -0.1325 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.66% 0.133 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3777, 59.9544, 65.3100) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.55
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.16
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.89
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.09
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.67
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46E2CA #E2465E
analogous
#46E27C #46E2CA #46ACE2
triadic
#46E2CA #CA46E2 #E2CA46
tetradic
#46E2CA #7C46E2 #E2465E #ACE246
square
#46E2CA #7C46E2 #E2465E #ACE246
split-complementary
#46E2CA #E246AC #E27C46
monochromatic
#189683 #20CBB1 #46E2CA #7BEAD9 #B0F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#46E2CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#46E2CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46E2CA
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46E2CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46E2CA | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D5C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E6DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46e2ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 226, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.133 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eecda',
500: '#46e2ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46e2ca; $custom-light: #8eecda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46e2ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 226,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 72.897,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82662,
"c": 0.13253,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.59959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46E2CA
secondary
#9A3242
accent
#3854F0
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583