#46C2A1#46C2A1
#46C2A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.120 H 172.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 17%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, -42.12, 6.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 42.63, 171.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% -0.1187 0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.12 172) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2474, 42.4558, 40.4174) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.73
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.04
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2A1 #C24667
analogous
#46C263 #46C2A1 #46A5C2
triadic
#46C2A1 #A146C2 #C2A146
tetradic
#46C2A1 #6346C2 #C24667 #A5C246
square
#46C2A1 #6346C2 #C24667 #A5C246
split-complementary
#46C2A1 #C246A5 #C26346
monochromatic
#236A57 #32997D #46C2A1 #74D1B8 #A2E0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C2A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#46C2A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2A1
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2A1 | 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)
#BCB69F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.120 172.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5bc',
500: '#46c2a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2a1; $custom-light: #87d5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.032,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73652,
"c": 0.11989,
"h": 172
},
"luminance": 0.42459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2A1
secondary
#CD97A5
accent
#4E73DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381