#46AD8A#46AD8A
#46AD8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.110 H 167.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 173, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 20.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.18, -38.35, 9.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.18, 39.43, 166.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.76% -0.1069 0.0235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.76% 0.11 167.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0546, 33.0220, 29.2514) |
| Luminance | 0.3302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.58
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.13
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.27
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 5.53
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AD8A #AD4669
analogous
#46AD57 #46AD8A #469CAD
triadic
#46AD8A #8A46AD #AD8A46
tetradic
#46AD8A #5746AD #AD4669 #9CAD46
square
#46AD8A #5746AD #AD4669 #9CAD46
split-complementary
#46AD8A #AD469C #AD5746
monochromatic
#235644 #348167 #46AD8A #6CC4A6 #98D5C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#46AD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#46AD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AD8A
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AD8A | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A288
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A978C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46ad8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 173, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.110 167.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c6ac',
500: '#46ad8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46ad8a; $custom-light: #83c6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46ad8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 173,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.612,
"s": 42.387,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67756,
"c": 0.10951,
"h": 167.6
},
"luminance": 0.33024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AD8A
secondary
#C18D9F
accent
#5680D2
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1310
muted
#7D827F