#46C8A3#46C8A3
#46C8A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.126 H 170.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 18.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.06, -44.24, 8.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.06, 44.99, 169.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% -0.124 0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.126 170.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7876, 45.2518, 41.8078) |
| Luminance | 0.4526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.88
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.14
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.46
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.76
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.25
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8A3 #C8466B
analogous
#46C862 #46C8A3 #46ACC8
triadic
#46C8A3 #A346C8 #C8A346
tetradic
#46C8A3 #6246C8 #C8466B #ACC846
square
#46C8A3 #6246C8 #C8466B #ACC846
split-complementary
#46C8A3 #C846AC #C86246
monochromatic
#22725B #30A181 #46C8A3 #75D6BA #A4E4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#46C8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#46C8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8A3
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8A3 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BBA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0AEA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.126 170.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9be',
500: '#46c8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8a3; $custom-light: #88d9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.923,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75197,
"c": 0.12579,
"h": 170.4
},
"luminance": 0.45255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8A3
secondary
#D199A9
accent
#4A74DE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381