#46C1AD#46C1AD
#46C1AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.112 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 10.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, -38.67, 0.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 38.67, 179.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.1121 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.112 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1350, 42.4560, 46.1864) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.80
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.95
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1AD #C1465A
analogous
#46C170 #46C1AD #4698C1
triadic
#46C1AD #AD46C1 #C1AD46
tetradic
#46C1AD #7046C1 #C1465A #98C146
square
#46C1AD #7046C1 #C1465A #98C146
split-complementary
#46C1AD #C14698 #C17046
monochromatic
#23695E #339787 #46C1AD #74D0C1 #A2E0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C1AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#46C1AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1AD
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1AD | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.112 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4c5',
500: '#46c1ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1ad; $custom-light: #88d4c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.244,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73753,
"c": 0.11215,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.42459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1AD
secondary
#CC969F
accent
#4E65D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381