#46C2A6#46C2A6
#46C2A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.117 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 14.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.31, -40.89, 4.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.31, 41.09, 174.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% -0.1164 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.117 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6972, 42.6358, 42.7861) |
| Luminance | 0.4264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.18
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.50
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.26
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.33
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2A6 #C24662
analogous
#46C268 #46C2A6 #46A0C2
triadic
#46C2A6 #A646C2 #C2A646
tetradic
#46C2A6 #6846C2 #C24662 #A0C246
square
#46C2A6 #6846C2 #C24662 #A0C246
split-complementary
#46C2A6 #C246A0 #C26846
monochromatic
#236A5A #329981 #46C2A6 #74D1BC #A2E0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#46C2A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#46C2A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2A6
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2A6 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB6A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.117 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5c0',
500: '#46c2a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2a6; $custom-light: #87d5c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.452,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73793,
"c": 0.11684,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.42639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2A6
secondary
#CD97A3
accent
#4E6EDA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381