#46C49E#46C49E
#46C49E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.124 H 169.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 19.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.72, -43.71, 8.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.72, 44.62, 168.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% -0.1222 0.023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.124 169.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4342, 43.2475, 39.1902) |
| Luminance | 0.4325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.50
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.05
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.70
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.84
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.91
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C49E #C4466C
analogous
#46C45F #46C49E #46ABC4
triadic
#46C49E #9E46C4 #C49E46
tetradic
#46C49E #5F46C4 #C4466C #ABC446
square
#46C49E #5F46C4 #C4466C #ABC446
split-complementary
#46C49E #C446AB #C45F46
monochromatic
#236D57 #329B7B #46C49E #74D3B6 #A3E2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#46C49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#46C49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C49E
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C49E | 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)
#BFB79C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAAA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.124 169.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d6ba',
500: '#46c49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c49e; $custom-light: #87d6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.905,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74068,
"c": 0.12435,
"h": 169.4
},
"luminance": 0.43251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C49E
secondary
#CE97A8
accent
#4D78DB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380