#46C2A3#46C2A3
#46C2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 173.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 16%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.23, -41.63, 5.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.23, 42.01, 172.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% -0.1178 0.0141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.119 173.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4252, 42.5270, 41.3537) |
| Luminance | 0.4253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.22
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.57
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2A3 #C24665
analogous
#46C265 #46C2A3 #46A3C2
triadic
#46C2A3 #A346C2 #C2A346
tetradic
#46C2A3 #6546C2 #C24665 #A3C246
square
#46C2A3 #6546C2 #C24665 #A3C246
split-complementary
#46C2A3 #C246A3 #C26546
monochromatic
#236A59 #32997F #46C2A3 #74D1BA #A2E0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#46C2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2A3
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2A3 | 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)
#BCB6A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 173.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5be',
500: '#46c2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2a3; $custom-light: #87d5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73708,
"c": 0.11863,
"h": 173.2
},
"luminance": 0.4253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2A3
secondary
#CD97A4
accent
#4E71DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381