#46C1AF#46C1AF
#46C1AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.111 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C1AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 193, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 0%, 9.3%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.24, -38.14, -0.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.24, 38.16, 181.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% -0.1112 -0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.111 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3300, 42.5340, 47.2133) |
| Luminance | 0.4254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.34
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.59
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.53
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.86
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C1AF #C14658
analogous
#46C172 #46C1AF #4695C1
triadic
#46C1AF #AF46C1 #C1AF46
tetradic
#46C1AF #7246C1 #C14658 #95C146
square
#46C1AF #7246C1 #C14658 #95C146
split-complementary
#46C1AF #C14695 #C17246
monochromatic
#23695F #339788 #46C1AF #74D0C3 #A2E0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C1AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#46C1AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C1AF
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C1AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C1AF | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A9B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c1af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 193, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.111 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4c6',
500: '#46c1af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c1af; $custom-light: #88d4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c1af",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 193,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.22,
"s": 49.798,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73814,
"c": 0.11129,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.42537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C1AF
secondary
#CC969E
accent
#4E63D9
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382