#46C3AB#46C3AB
#46C3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.115 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 12.3%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, -40.08, 1.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 40.12, 177.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% -0.1151 0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.115 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3881, 43.2694, 45.3232) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.02
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3AB #C3465E
analogous
#46C36D #46C3AB #469DC3
triadic
#46C3AB #AB46C3 #C3AB46
tetradic
#46C3AB #6D46C3 #C3465E #9DC346
square
#46C3AB #6D46C3 #C3465E #9DC346
split-complementary
#46C3AB #C3469D #C36D46
monochromatic
#236C5E #329A86 #46C3AB #74D2C0 #A2E1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#46C3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3AB
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3AB | 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)
#BCB8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.115 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c4',
500: '#46c3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3ab; $custom-light: #88d6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.48,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74186,
"c": 0.11524,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.43273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3AB
secondary
#CE97A2
accent
#4D68DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381