#46C2A7#46C2A7
#46C2A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.116 H 175.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 13.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.33, -40.64, 3.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.33, 40.80, 175.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% -0.1159 0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.116 175.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7893, 42.6726, 43.2711) |
| Luminance | 0.4268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.97
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.27
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.36
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.71
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2A7 #C24661
analogous
#46C269 #46C2A7 #469FC2
triadic
#46C2A7 #A746C2 #C2A746
tetradic
#46C2A7 #6946C2 #C24661 #9FC246
square
#46C2A7 #6946C2 #C24661 #9FC246
split-complementary
#46C2A7 #C2469F #C26946
monochromatic
#236A5B #329982 #46C2A7 #74D1BD #A2E0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#46C2A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#46C2A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2A7
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2A7 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB6A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.116 175.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5c1',
500: '#46c2a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2a7; $custom-light: #87d5c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.935,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73822,
"c": 0.11627,
"h": 175.7
},
"luminance": 0.42676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2A7
secondary
#CD97A3
accent
#4E6CDA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381