#46C6A3#46C6A3
#46C6A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.123 H 171.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 17.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, -43.38, 7.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 43.99, 170.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.7% -0.122 0.0186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.7% 0.123 171.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3274, 44.3314, 41.6545) |
| Luminance | 0.4434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.13
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.81
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.85
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.85
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.94
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6A3 #C64669
analogous
#46C663 #46C6A3 #46A9C6
triadic
#46C6A3 #A346C6 #C6A346
tetradic
#46C6A3 #6346C6 #C64669 #A9C646
square
#46C6A3 #6346C6 #C64669 #A9C646
split-complementary
#46C6A3 #C646A9 #C66346
monochromatic
#226F5A #319E80 #46C6A3 #75D4BA #A4E3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#46C6A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#46C6A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6A3
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6A3 | 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)
#C0B9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEACA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.123 171.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8be',
500: '#46c6a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6a3; $custom-light: #88d8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.594,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74701,
"c": 0.12338,
"h": 171.3
},
"luminance": 0.44335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6A3
secondary
#D098A7
accent
#4B73DC
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381