#46C09C#46C09C
#46C09C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.121 H 169.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 18.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.45, -42.46, 8.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.45, 43.25, 169.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.1189 0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.121 169.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3732, 41.3988, 37.9942) |
| Luminance | 0.4140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.19
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.20
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.14
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C09C #C0466A
analogous
#46C05F #46C09C #46A7C0
triadic
#46C09C #9C46C0 #C09C46
tetradic
#46C09C #5F46C0 #C0466A #A7C046
square
#46C09C #5F46C0 #C0466A #A7C046
split-complementary
#46C09C #C046A7 #C05F46
monochromatic
#236854 #339679 #46C09C #74D0B4 #A1DFCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#46C09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#46C09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C09C
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C09C | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA79E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.121 169.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4b9',
500: '#46c09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c09c; $custom-light: #87d4b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.295,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73017,
"c": 0.1208,
"h": 169.9
},
"luminance": 0.41402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C09C
secondary
#CC96A6
accent
#4F78D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380