#46C2A0#46C2A0
#46C2A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.121 H 171.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 17.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, -42.37, 7.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 42.96, 170.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.62% -0.1192 0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.62% 0.121 171.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1596, 42.4207, 39.9549) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.80
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.65
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.99
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2A0 #C24668
analogous
#46C262 #46C2A0 #46A6C2
triadic
#46C2A0 #A046C2 #C2A046
tetradic
#46C2A0 #6246C2 #C24668 #A6C246
square
#46C2A0 #6246C2 #C24668 #A6C246
split-complementary
#46C2A0 #C246A6 #C26246
monochromatic
#236A57 #32997C #46C2A0 #74D1B8 #A2E0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C2A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#46C2A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2A0
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2A0 | 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)
#BCB69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.121 171.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5bc',
500: '#46c2a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2a0; $custom-light: #87d5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.548,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73624,
"c": 0.12054,
"h": 171.4
},
"luminance": 0.42424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2A0
secondary
#CD97A6
accent
#4E74DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381