#46ACA6#46ACA6
#46ACA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.094 H 189.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.61, -30.73, -5.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.61, 31.27, 190.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.35% -0.0929 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.35% 0.094 189.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1582, 33.5578, 41.2732) |
| Luminance | 0.3356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.64
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACA6 #AC464C
analogous
#46AC73 #46ACA6 #467FAC
triadic
#46ACA6 #A646AC #ACA646
tetradic
#46ACA6 #7346AC #AC464C #7FAC46
square
#46ACA6 #7346AC #AC464C #7FAC46
split-complementary
#46ACA6 #AC467F #AC7346
monochromatic
#235552 #34817C #46ACA6 #6CC3BE #98D5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#46ACA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#46ACA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACA6
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACA6 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A4A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9398A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.094 189.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5c0',
500: '#46aca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aca6; $custom-light: #85c5c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 42.149,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68351,
"c": 0.09427,
"h": 189.8
},
"luminance": 0.3356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACA6
secondary
#C18D90
accent
#565DD2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281