#46C0A0#46C0A0
#46C0A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.118 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 16.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, -41.49, 6.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 41.95, 171.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.13% -0.1171 0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.13% 0.118 172.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7175, 41.5365, 39.8075) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.25
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.40
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.19
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0A0 #C04666
analogous
#46C063 #46C0A0 #46A3C0
triadic
#46C0A0 #A046C0 #C0A046
tetradic
#46C0A0 #6346C0 #C04666 #A3C046
square
#46C0A0 #6346C0 #C04666 #A3C046
split-complementary
#46C0A0 #C046A3 #C06346
monochromatic
#236856 #33967C #46C0A0 #74D0B7 #A1DFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#46C0A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#46C0A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0A0
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0A0 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB49E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.118 172.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4bc',
500: '#46c0a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0a0; $custom-light: #87d4bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.262,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73127,
"c": 0.11814,
"h": 172.3
},
"luminance": 0.41539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0A0
secondary
#CC96A4
accent
#4F73D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381