#46C6AA#46C6AA
#46C6AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.119 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 14.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.62, -41.66, 3.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.62, 41.83, 174.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.9% -0.1187 0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.9% 0.119 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9721, 44.5893, 45.0494) |
| Luminance | 0.4459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.23
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.87
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.14
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.15
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6AA #C64662
analogous
#46C66A #46C6AA #46A2C6
triadic
#46C6AA #AA46C6 #C6AA46
tetradic
#46C6AA #6A46C6 #C64662 #A2C646
square
#46C6AA #6A46C6 #C64662 #A2C646
split-complementary
#46C6AA #C646A2 #C66A46
monochromatic
#226F5E #319E86 #46C6AA #75D4BF #A4E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#46C6AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#46C6AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6AA
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6AA | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBAA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADADAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.119 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8c3',
500: '#46c6aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6aa; $custom-light: #88d8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.875,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74897,
"c": 0.1191,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.44593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6AA
secondary
#D098A4
accent
#4B6BDC
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381