#46C0AC#46C0AC
#46C0AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.112 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 10.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.85, -38.47, 0.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.85, 38.47, 179.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.1116 -0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.112 180.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8183, 41.9768, 45.6053) |
| Luminance | 0.4198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.72
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.80
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0AC #C0465A
analogous
#46C06F #46C0AC #4697C0
triadic
#46C0AC #AC46C0 #C0AC46
tetradic
#46C0AC #6F46C0 #C0465A #97C046
square
#46C0AC #6F46C0 #C0465A #97C046
split-complementary
#46C0AC #C04697 #C06F46
monochromatic
#23685D #339686 #46C0AC #74D0C0 #A1DFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#46C0AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#46C0AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0AC
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0AC | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B5AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.112 180.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c4',
500: '#46c0ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0ac; $custom-light: #87d3c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.164,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73476,
"c": 0.11156,
"h": 180.2
},
"luminance": 0.4198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0AC
secondary
#CC969F
accent
#4F66D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381