#46C0AB#46C0AB
#46C0AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.112 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 10.9%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.83, -38.73, 0.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.83, 38.73, 179.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.112 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.112 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7227, 41.9385, 45.1014) |
| Luminance | 0.4194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.92
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0AB #C0465B
analogous
#46C06E #46C0AB #4698C0
triadic
#46C0AB #AB46C0 #C0AB46
tetradic
#46C0AB #6E46C0 #C0465B #98C046
square
#46C0AB #6E46C0 #C0465B #98C046
split-complementary
#46C0AB #C04698 #C06E46
monochromatic
#23685C #339685 #46C0AB #74D0C0 #A1DFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#46C0AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#46C0AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0AB
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0AB | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.112 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c4',
500: '#46c0ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0ab; $custom-light: #87d3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.672,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73446,
"c": 0.11202,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.41942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0AB
secondary
#CC969F
accent
#4F67D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381