#46C5AF#46C5AF
#46C5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.115 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 197, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 11.2%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, -39.95, 0.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 39.96, 178.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.8% -0.1154 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.8% 0.115 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2262, 44.3264, 47.5120) |
| Luminance | 0.4433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.68
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.27
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.58
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C5AF #C5465C
analogous
#46C56F #46C5AF #469CC5
triadic
#46C5AF #AF46C5 #C5AF46
tetradic
#46C5AF #6F46C5 #C5465C #9CC546
square
#46C5AF #6F46C5 #C5465C #9CC546
split-complementary
#46C5AF #C5469C #C56F46
monochromatic
#236E61 #319D8A #46C5AF #75D4C3 #A3E2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#46C5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#46C5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C5AF
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C5AF | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 197, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.115 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d7c6',
500: '#46c5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c5af; $custom-light: #88d7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 197,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.606,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74797,
"c": 0.11542,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.4433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C5AF
secondary
#CF98A1
accent
#4C65DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382