#46C0A2#46C0A2
#46C0A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.117 H 173.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 15.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.60, -41.00, 5.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.60, 41.33, 172.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.1161 0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.117 173.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8938, 41.6070, 40.7363) |
| Luminance | 0.4161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.87
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.41
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.73
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0A2 #C04664
analogous
#46C065 #46C0A2 #46A1C0
triadic
#46C0A2 #A246C0 #C0A246
tetradic
#46C0A2 #6546C0 #C04664 #A1C046
square
#46C0A2 #6546C0 #C04664 #A1C046
split-complementary
#46C0A2 #C046A1 #C06546
monochromatic
#236857 #33967E #46C0A2 #74D0B9 #A1DFD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#46C0A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#46C0A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0A2
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0A2 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB4A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A7A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.117 173.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4bd',
500: '#46c0a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0a2; $custom-light: #87d4bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.246,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73183,
"c": 0.11689,
"h": 173.6
},
"luminance": 0.4161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0A2
secondary
#CC96A3
accent
#4F71D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381