#46C0AE#46C0AE
#46C0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.111 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 192, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 9.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.91, -37.95, -0.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.91, 37.96, 181.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.54% -0.1106 -0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.54% 0.111 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0118, 42.0542, 46.6245) |
| Luminance | 0.4206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.36
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.67
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C0AE #C04658
analogous
#46C071 #46C0AE #4695C0
triadic
#46C0AE #AE46C0 #C0AE46
tetradic
#46C0AE #7146C0 #C04658 #95C046
square
#46C0AE #7146C0 #C04658 #95C046
split-complementary
#46C0AE #C04695 #C07146
monochromatic
#23685E #339687 #46C0AE #74D0C2 #A1DFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#46C0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#46C0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C0AE
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C0AE | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B5AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 192, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.111 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c6',
500: '#46c0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c0ae; $custom-light: #87d3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 192,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.148,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73537,
"c": 0.11069,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.42057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C0AE
secondary
#CC969E
accent
#4F63D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382