#46ACAD#46ACAD
#46ACAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.093 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.82, -28.79, -9.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.82, 30.27, 197.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% -0.0898 -0.0259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.093 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8179, 33.8217, 44.7474) |
| Luminance | 0.3382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.90
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACAD #AD4746
analogous
#46AD7B #46ACAD #4678AD
triadic
#46ACAD #AD46AC #ACAD46
tetradic
#46ACAD #7B46AD #AD4746 #78AD46
square
#46ACAD #7B46AD #AD4746 #78AD46
split-complementary
#46ACAD #AD4678 #AD7B46
monochromatic
#235556 #348181 #46ACAD #6CC3C4 #98D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#46ACAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#46ACAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACAD
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACAD | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 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)
#A1A4AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9198AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.093 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5c5',
500: '#46acad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acad; $custom-light: #85c5c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acad",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.583,
"s": 42.387,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68591,
"c": 0.09345,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.33824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACAD
secondary
#C18E8D
accent
#5756D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281