#46C2AC#46C2AC
#46C2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.114 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.46, -39.37, 0.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.46, 39.39, 178.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1136 0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.114 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2604, 42.8611, 45.7527) |
| Luminance | 0.4286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.33
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.38
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.51
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2AC #C2465C
analogous
#46C26E #46C2AC #469AC2
triadic
#46C2AC #AC46C2 #C2AC46
tetradic
#46C2AC #6E46C2 #C2465C #9AC246
square
#46C2AC #6E46C2 #C2465C #9AC246
split-complementary
#46C2AC #C2469A #C26E46
monochromatic
#236A5E #329986 #46C2AC #74D1C1 #A2E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#46C2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#46C2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2AC
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2AC | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 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)
#BAB7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.114 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5c4',
500: '#46c2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2ac; $custom-light: #88d5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.355,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73969,
"c": 0.11367,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.42864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2AC
secondary
#CD97A0
accent
#4E67DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381