#46C3A3#46C3A3
#46C3A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.120 H 172.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 16.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, -42.07, 6.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 42.50, 171.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% -0.1188 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.12 172.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6485, 42.9736, 41.4281) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.54
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.38
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3A3 #C34666
analogous
#46C365 #46C3A3 #46A5C3
triadic
#46C3A3 #A346C3 #C3A346
tetradic
#46C3A3 #6546C3 #C34666 #A5C346
square
#46C3A3 #6546C3 #C34666 #A5C346
split-complementary
#46C3A3 #C346A5 #C36546
monochromatic
#236C59 #329A7F #46C3A3 #74D2BA #A2E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#46C3A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#46C3A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3A3
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3A3 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB7A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAAA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.120 172.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d6be',
500: '#46c3a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3a3; $custom-light: #87d6be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.64,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73956,
"c": 0.11981,
"h": 172.7
},
"luminance": 0.42977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3A3
secondary
#CE97A5
accent
#4D71DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381