#46C2AB#46C2AB
#46C2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.114 H 178.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 11.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.43, -39.63, 1.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.43, 39.66, 177.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.1141 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.114 178.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1648, 42.8228, 45.2488) |
| Luminance | 0.4283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.38
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.63
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.96
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.28
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2AB #C2465D
analogous
#46C26D #46C2AB #469BC2
triadic
#46C2AB #AB46C2 #C2AB46
tetradic
#46C2AB #6D46C2 #C2465D #9BC246
square
#46C2AB #6D46C2 #C2465D #9BC246
split-complementary
#46C2AB #C2469B #C26D46
monochromatic
#236A5D #329986 #46C2AB #74D1C0 #A2E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#46C2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#46C2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2AB
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2AB | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.114 178.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5c4',
500: '#46c2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2ab; $custom-light: #88d5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.871,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73939,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 178.3
},
"luminance": 0.42826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2AB
secondary
#CD97A1
accent
#4E68DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381