#46C3AC#46C3AC
#46C3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.115 H 178.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 11.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.76, -39.82, 1.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.76, 39.85, 177.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% -0.1147 0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.115 178.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4838, 43.3077, 45.8271) |
| Luminance | 0.4331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.38
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.71
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.18
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.20
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3AC #C3465D
analogous
#46C36E #46C3AC #469CC3
triadic
#46C3AC #AC46C3 #C3AC46
tetradic
#46C3AC #6E46C3 #C3465D #9CC346
square
#46C3AC #6E46C3 #C3465D #9CC346
split-complementary
#46C3AC #C3469C #C36E46
monochromatic
#236C5E #329A87 #46C3AC #74D2C1 #A2E1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#46C3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#46C3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3AC
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3AC | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB8AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.115 178.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c4',
500: '#46c3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3ac; $custom-light: #88d6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.96,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74215,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 178.4
},
"luminance": 0.43311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3AC
secondary
#CE97A1
accent
#4D67DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381