#46C0A5#46C0A5
#46C0A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.115 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 14.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.67, -40.26, 3.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.67, 40.42, 174.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.27% -0.1148 0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.27% 0.115 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1637, 41.7150, 42.1575) |
| Luminance | 0.4172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.12
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.84
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.64
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0A5 #C04661
analogous
#46C068 #46C0A5 #469EC0
triadic
#46C0A5 #A546C0 #C0A546
tetradic
#46C0A5 #6846C0 #C04661 #9EC046
square
#46C0A5 #6846C0 #C04661 #9EC046
split-complementary
#46C0A5 #C0469E #C06846
monochromatic
#236859 #339680 #46C0A5 #74D0BB #A1DFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#46C0A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#46C0A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0A5
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0A5 | 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)
#B9B4A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A8A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.115 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3bf',
500: '#46c0a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0a5; $custom-light: #87d3bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.721,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73269,
"c": 0.11513,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.41718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0A5
secondary
#CC96A2
accent
#4F6ED9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381