#46C3AA#46C3AA
#46C3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.116 H 177.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 12.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, -40.33, 2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 40.40, 176.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.16% -0.1156 0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.16% 0.116 177.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2931, 43.2314, 44.8231) |
| Luminance | 0.4324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.00
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.74
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.23
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3AA #C3465F
analogous
#46C36C #46C3AA #469EC3
triadic
#46C3AA #AA46C3 #C3AA46
tetradic
#46C3AA #6C46C3 #C3465F #9EC346
square
#46C3AA #6C46C3 #C3465F #9EC346
split-complementary
#46C3AA #C3469E #C36C46
monochromatic
#236C5D #329A85 #46C3AA #74D2BF #A2E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#46C3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3AA
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3AA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.116 177.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c3',
500: '#46c3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3aa; $custom-light: #88d6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74156,
"c": 0.11576,
"h": 177.1
},
"luminance": 0.43235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3AA
secondary
#CE97A2
accent
#4D6ADA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381