#46C6AB#46C6AB
#46C6AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.119 H 176.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C6AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 198, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 13.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.65, -41.41, 3.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.65, 41.54, 175.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% -0.1183 0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.119 176.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0670, 44.6273, 45.5495) |
| Luminance | 0.4463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.05
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.79
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.06
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.15
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.26
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C6AB #C64661
analogous
#46C66B #46C6AB #46A1C6
triadic
#46C6AB #AB46C6 #C6AB46
tetradic
#46C6AB #6B46C6 #C64661 #A1C646
square
#46C6AB #6B46C6 #C64661 #A1C646
split-complementary
#46C6AB #C646A1 #C66B46
monochromatic
#226F5F #319E87 #46C6AB #75D4C0 #A4E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#46C6AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#46C6AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C6AB
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C6AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C6AB | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADADAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c6ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 198, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.119 176.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8c4',
500: '#46c6ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c6ab; $custom-light: #88d8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c6ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 198,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.344,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74926,
"c": 0.11855,
"h": 176.1
},
"luminance": 0.44631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C6AB
secondary
#D098A4
accent
#4B6ADC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381