#46C5AA#46C5AA
#46C5AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.118 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 13.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.32, -41.22, 3.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.32, 41.35, 175.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% -0.1177 0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.118 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7442, 44.1336, 44.9735) |
| Luminance | 0.4414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.64
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.14
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.13
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.28
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5AA #C54661
analogous
#46C56B #46C5AA #46A1C5
triadic
#46C5AA #AA46C5 #C5AA46
tetradic
#46C5AA #6B46C5 #C54661 #A1C546
square
#46C5AA #6B46C5 #C54661 #A1C546
split-complementary
#46C5AA #C546A1 #C56B46
monochromatic
#236E5E #319D86 #46C5AA #75D4BF #A3E2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#46C5AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#46C5AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5AA
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5AA | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB9A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACACAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.118 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d7c3',
500: '#46c5aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5aa; $custom-light: #88d7c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.244,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7465,
"c": 0.11798,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.44137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5AA
secondary
#CF98A4
accent
#4C6BDC
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381