#46C0AA#46C0AA
#46C0AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.112 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 11.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.80, -38.99, 1.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.80, 39.00, 178.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% -0.1125 0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.112 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6277, 41.9006, 44.6013) |
| Luminance | 0.4190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0AA #C0465C
analogous
#46C06D #46C0AA #4699C0
triadic
#46C0AA #AA46C0 #C0AA46
tetradic
#46C0AA #6D46C0 #C0465C #99C046
square
#46C0AA #6D46C0 #C0465C #99C046
split-complementary
#46C0AA #C04699 #C06D46
monochromatic
#23685C #339684 #46C0AA #74D0BF #A1DFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#46C0AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#46C0AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0AA
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0AA | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B5A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A8AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.112 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c3',
500: '#46c0aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0aa; $custom-light: #87d3c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.18,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73416,
"c": 0.11249,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.41904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0AA
secondary
#CC96A0
accent
#4F68D9
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381