#46C2AA#46C2AA
#46C2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.115 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 12.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.41, -39.88, 2.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.41, 39.94, 177.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.1146 0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.115 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0698, 42.7848, 44.7487) |
| Luminance | 0.4279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.90
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.06
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2AA #C2465E
analogous
#46C26C #46C2AA #469CC2
triadic
#46C2AA #AA46C2 #C2AA46
tetradic
#46C2AA #6C46C2 #C2465E #9CC246
square
#46C2AA #6C46C2 #C2465E #9CC246
split-complementary
#46C2AA #C2469C #C26C46
monochromatic
#236A5D #329985 #46C2AA #74D1BF #A2E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#46C2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#46C2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2AA
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2AA | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.115 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5c3',
500: '#46c2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2aa; $custom-light: #88d5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.387,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73909,
"c": 0.11467,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.42788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2AA
secondary
#CD97A1
accent
#4E69DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381