#46ACAA#46ACAA
#46ACAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.094 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.73, -29.63, -7.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.73, 30.64, 194.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.0911 -0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.094 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5309, 33.7069, 43.2357) |
| Luminance | 0.3371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.53
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACAA #AC4648
analogous
#46AC77 #46ACAA #467BAC
triadic
#46ACAA #AA46AC #ACAA46
tetradic
#46ACAA #7746AC #AC4648 #7BAC46
square
#46ACAA #7746AC #AC4648 #7BAC46
split-complementary
#46ACAA #AC467B #AC7746
monochromatic
#235554 #34817F #46ACAA #6CC3C1 #98D5D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#46ACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#46ACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACAA
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACAA | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A4AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9298AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.094 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5c3',
500: '#46acaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acaa; $custom-light: #85c5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.824,
"s": 42.149,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68487,
"c": 0.09366,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.33709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACAA
secondary
#C18D8E
accent
#5658D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281