#46C09E#46C09E
#46C09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.119 H 171.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 17.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, -41.98, 7.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 42.60, 170.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% -0.118 0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.119 171.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5439, 41.4671, 38.8935) |
| Luminance | 0.4147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.60
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.18
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.76
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C09E #C04668
analogous
#46C061 #46C09E #46A5C0
triadic
#46C09E #9E46C0 #C09E46
tetradic
#46C09E #6146C0 #C04668 #A5C046
square
#46C09E #6146C0 #C04668 #A5C046
split-complementary
#46C09E #C046A5 #C06146
monochromatic
#236855 #33967A #46C09E #74D0B6 #A1DFCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#46C09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#46C09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C09E
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C09E | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A7A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.119 171.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4ba',
500: '#46c09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c09e; $custom-light: #87d4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.279,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73071,
"c": 0.11944,
"h": 171.1
},
"luminance": 0.4147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C09E
secondary
#CC96A5
accent
#4F75D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380