#46C0A4#46C0A4
#46C0A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.116 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 14.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.65, -40.50, 4.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.65, 40.72, 174.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.24% -0.1152 0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.24% 0.116 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0730, 41.6787, 41.6801) |
| Luminance | 0.4168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.36
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.73
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.92
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0A4 #C04662
analogous
#46C067 #46C0A4 #469FC0
triadic
#46C0A4 #A446C0 #C0A446
tetradic
#46C0A4 #6746C0 #C04662 #9FC046
square
#46C0A4 #6746C0 #C04662 #9FC046
split-complementary
#46C0A4 #C0469F #C06746
monochromatic
#236858 #33967F #46C0A4 #74D0BA #A1DFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#46C0A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#46C0A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0A4
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0A4 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB4A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A8A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.116 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3be',
500: '#46c0a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0a4; $custom-light: #87d3be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.23,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7324,
"c": 0.1157,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.41682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0A4
secondary
#CC96A2
accent
#4F6FD9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381