#46ACA1#46ACA1
#46ACA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.096 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.47, -32.09, -3.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.47, 32.25, 185.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% -0.0951 -0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.096 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7085, 33.3779, 38.9044) |
| Luminance | 0.3338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.52
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACA1 #AC4651
analogous
#46AC6E #46ACA1 #4684AC
triadic
#46ACA1 #A146AC #ACA146
tetradic
#46ACA1 #6E46AC #AC4651 #84AC46
square
#46ACA1 #6E46AC #AC4651 #84AC46
split-complementary
#46ACA1 #AC4684 #AC6E46
monochromatic
#235550 #348178 #46ACA1 #6CC3BA #98D5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#46ACA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#46ACA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACA1
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACA1 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A3A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9497A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.096 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c5bc',
500: '#46aca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aca1; $custom-light: #84c5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.529,
"s": 42.149,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68186,
"c": 0.09558,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.3338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACA1
secondary
#C18D93
accent
#5663D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281