#46C0AD#46C0AD
#46C0AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.111 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 9.9%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.88, -38.21, -0.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.88, 38.21, 180.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% -0.1111 -0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.111 180.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9147, 42.0154, 46.1130) |
| Luminance | 0.4202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.48
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.57
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0AD #C04659
analogous
#46C070 #46C0AD #4696C0
triadic
#46C0AD #AD46C0 #C0AD46
tetradic
#46C0AD #7046C0 #C04659 #96C046
square
#46C0AD #7046C0 #C04659 #96C046
split-complementary
#46C0AD #C04696 #C07046
monochromatic
#23685D #339686 #46C0AD #74D0C1 #A1DFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#46C0AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#46C0AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0AD
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0AD | 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)
#B8B5AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.111 180.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c5',
500: '#46c0ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0ad; $custom-light: #87d3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.656,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73506,
"c": 0.11111,
"h": 180.9
},
"luminance": 0.42018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0AD
secondary
#CC969E
accent
#4F65D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381