#46C2AE#46C2AE
#46C2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.51, -38.86, -0.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.51, 38.86, 180.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% -0.1127 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.113 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4540, 42.9385, 46.7719) |
| Luminance | 0.4294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.89
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.58
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C2AE #C2465A
analogous
#46C270 #46C2AE #4698C2
triadic
#46C2AE #AE46C2 #C2AE46
tetradic
#46C2AE #7046C2 #C2465A #98C246
square
#46C2AE #7046C2 #C2465A #98C246
split-complementary
#46C2AE #C24698 #C27046
monochromatic
#236A5F #329988 #46C2AE #74D1C2 #A2E0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#46C2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#46C2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C2AE
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C2AE | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 194, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5c6',
500: '#46c2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c2ae; $custom-light: #88d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 194,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.323,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74029,
"c": 0.11274,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.42942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C2AE
secondary
#CD979F
accent
#4E64DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382