#46ACAC#46ACAC
#46ACAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.093 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 0%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.79, -29.07, -8.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.79, 30.38, 196.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.56% -0.0902 -0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.56% 0.094 195.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7215, 33.7831, 44.2397) |
| Luminance | 0.3379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.66
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.77
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACAC #AC4646
analogous
#46AC79 #46ACAC #4679AC
triadic
#46ACAC #AC46AC #ACAC46
tetradic
#46ACAC #7946AC #AC4646 #79AC46
square
#46ACAC #7946AC #AC4646 #79AC46
split-complementary
#46ACAC #AC4679 #AC7946
monochromatic
#235555 #348181 #46ACAC #6CC3C3 #98D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#46ACAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#46ACAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACAC
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACAC | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A4AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9198AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.093 195.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5c4',
500: '#46acac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acac; $custom-light: #85c5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 42.149,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68556,
"c": 0.0935,
"h": 195.2
},
"luminance": 0.33786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACAC
secondary
#C18D8D
accent
#5656D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281