#46C3AD#46C3AD
#46C3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.114 H 179.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 195, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.79, -39.57, 0.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.79, 39.58, 178.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.25% -0.1142 0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.25% 0.114 179.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5801, 43.3462, 46.3348) |
| Luminance | 0.4335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.33
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.47
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.42
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C3AD #C3465C
analogous
#46C36F #46C3AD #469BC3
triadic
#46C3AD #AD46C3 #C3AD46
tetradic
#46C3AD #6F46C3 #C3465C #9BC346
square
#46C3AD #6F46C3 #C3465C #9BC346
split-complementary
#46C3AD #C3469B #C36F46
monochromatic
#236C5F #329A88 #46C3AD #74D2C1 #A2E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#46C3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#46C3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C3AD
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C3AD | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB8AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 195, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.114 179.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c5',
500: '#46c3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c3ad; $custom-light: #88d6c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 195,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.44,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74245,
"c": 0.11425,
"h": 179.1
},
"luminance": 0.43349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C3AD
secondary
#CE97A1
accent
#4D66DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381