#46C2A5#46C2A5
#46C2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.117 H 174.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.28, -41.14, 4.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.28, 41.39, 173.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.76% -0.1169 0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.76% 0.117 174.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6058, 42.5992, 42.3049) |
| Luminance | 0.4260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.73
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.17
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.19
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.76
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2A5 #C24663
analogous
#46C267 #46C2A5 #46A1C2
triadic
#46C2A5 #A546C2 #C2A546
tetradic
#46C2A5 #6746C2 #C24663 #A1C246
square
#46C2A5 #6746C2 #C24663 #A1C246
split-complementary
#46C2A5 #C246A1 #C26746
monochromatic
#236A5A #329981 #46C2A5 #74D1BB #A2E0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#46C2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#46C2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2A5
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2A5 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.117 174.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5bf',
500: '#46c2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2a5; $custom-light: #87d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.968,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73764,
"c": 0.11743,
"h": 174.4
},
"luminance": 0.42602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2A5
secondary
#CD97A3
accent
#4E6FDA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381