#46ADA0#46ADA0
#46ADA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.097 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ADA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 173, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 7.5%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -32.83, -2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 32.91, 183.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.4% -0.0967 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.4% 0.097 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8117, 33.7249, 38.5056) |
| Luminance | 0.3373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.88
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ADA0 #AD4653
analogous
#46AD6C #46ADA0 #4687AD
triadic
#46ADA0 #A046AD #ADA046
tetradic
#46ADA0 #6C46AD #AD4653 #87AD46
square
#46ADA0 #6C46AD #AD4653 #87AD46
split-complementary
#46ADA0 #AD4687 #AD6C46
monochromatic
#23564F #348178 #46ADA0 #6CC4B9 #98D5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#46ADA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#46ADA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ADA0
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ADA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ADA0 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9598A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46ada0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 173, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.097 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c6bc',
500: '#46ada0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46ada0; $custom-light: #84c6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46ada0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 173,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.427,
"s": 42.387,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68402,
"c": 0.09691,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.33727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ADA0
secondary
#C18D94
accent
#5665D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281