#46C8A8#46C8A8
#46C8A8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.123 H 173.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.18, -43.03, 5.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.18, 43.40, 172.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.33% -0.1217 0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.33% 0.123 173.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2445, 45.4345, 44.2140) |
| Luminance | 0.4544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.21
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.42
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8A8 #C84666
analogous
#46C867 #46C8A8 #46A7C8
triadic
#46C8A8 #A846C8 #C8A846
tetradic
#46C8A8 #6746C8 #C84666 #A7C846
square
#46C8A8 #6746C8 #C84666 #A7C846
split-complementary
#46C8A8 #C846A7 #C86746
monochromatic
#22725E #30A185 #46C8A8 #75D6BE #A4E4D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#46C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8A8
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8A8 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BCA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAEAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.123 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c1',
500: '#46c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8a8; $custom-light: #88d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.231,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75334,
"c": 0.12257,
"h": 173.3
},
"luminance": 0.45438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8A8
secondary
#D199A7
accent
#4A6FDE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381