#46C1AC#46C1AC
#46C1AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.113 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 10.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, -38.92, 0.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 38.93, 179.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.72% -0.1126 0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.72% 0.113 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0386, 42.4174, 45.6787) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.25
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.04
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.14
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1AC #C1465B
analogous
#46C16F #46C1AC #4699C1
triadic
#46C1AC #AC46C1 #C1AC46
tetradic
#46C1AC #6F46C1 #C1465B #99C146
square
#46C1AC #6F46C1 #C1465B #99C146
split-complementary
#46C1AC #C14699 #C16F46
monochromatic
#23695D #339786 #46C1AC #74D0C1 #A2E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C1AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#46C1AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1AC
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1AC | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 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)
#B9B6AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.113 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4c4',
500: '#46c1ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1ac; $custom-light: #88d4c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.756,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73722,
"c": 0.11261,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.42421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1AC
secondary
#CC96A0
accent
#4E66D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381