#46C4AF#46C4AF
#46C4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.114 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 196, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, -39.50, 0.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 39.50, 179.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.55% -0.1144 0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.55% 0.114 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9999, 43.8738, 47.4366) |
| Luminance | 0.4388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.34
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.59
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.81
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C4AF #C4465B
analogous
#46C470 #46C4AF #469AC4
triadic
#46C4AF #AF46C4 #C4AF46
tetradic
#46C4AF #7046C4 #C4465B #9AC446
square
#46C4AF #7046C4 #C4465B #9AC446
split-complementary
#46C4AF #C4469A #C47046
monochromatic
#236D61 #329B8A #46C4AF #74D3C3 #A3E2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#46C4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#46C4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C4AF
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C4AF | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAABB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 196, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.114 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c6',
500: '#46c4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c4af; $custom-light: #88d6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 196,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74551,
"c": 0.11437,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.43877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C4AF
secondary
#CE97A1
accent
#4D64DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382