#46C8A9#46C8A9
#46C8A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.122 H 173.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 15.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.20, -42.78, 5.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.20, 43.09, 173.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.36% -0.1213 0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.36% 0.122 173.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3380, 45.4719, 44.7065) |
| Luminance | 0.4547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.98
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.83
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.97
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8A9 #C84665
analogous
#46C868 #46C8A9 #46A6C8
triadic
#46C8A9 #A946C8 #C8A946
tetradic
#46C8A9 #6846C8 #C84665 #A6C846
square
#46C8A9 #6846C8 #C84665 #A6C846
split-complementary
#46C8A9 #C846A6 #C86846
monochromatic
#22725F #30A186 #46C8A9 #75D6BF #A4E4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#46C8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8A9
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8A9 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAEAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.122 173.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c2',
500: '#46c8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8a9; $custom-light: #88d9c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.692,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75362,
"c": 0.12196,
"h": 173.9
},
"luminance": 0.45475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8A9
secondary
#D199A6
accent
#4A6DDE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381