#46C1AB#46C1AB
#46C1AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.113 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 11.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.13, -39.18, 1.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.13, 39.20, 178.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% -0.1131 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.113 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9430, 42.3792, 45.1748) |
| Luminance | 0.4238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.32
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.30
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.92
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.62
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1AB #C1465C
analogous
#46C16E #46C1AB #469AC1
triadic
#46C1AB #AB46C1 #C1AB46
tetradic
#46C1AB #6E46C1 #C1465C #9AC146
square
#46C1AB #6E46C1 #C1465C #9AC146
split-complementary
#46C1AB #C1469A #C16E46
monochromatic
#23695D #339785 #46C1AB #74D0C0 #A2E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#46C1AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#46C1AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1AB
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1AB | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.113 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4c4',
500: '#46c1ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1ab; $custom-light: #87d4c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.268,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73692,
"c": 0.11308,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.42382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1AB
secondary
#CC96A0
accent
#4E67D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381