#46C8AA#46C8AA
#46C8AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.121 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 15%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.23, -42.54, 4.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.23, 42.79, 173.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.39% -0.1208 0.0116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.39% 0.121 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4322, 45.5096, 45.2028) |
| Luminance | 0.4551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.38
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.77
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.63
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.93
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8AA #C84664
analogous
#46C869 #46C8AA #46A5C8
triadic
#46C8AA #AA46C8 #C8AA46
tetradic
#46C8AA #6946C8 #C84664 #A5C846
square
#46C8AA #6946C8 #C84664 #A5C846
split-complementary
#46C8AA #C846A5 #C86946
monochromatic
#22725F #30A187 #46C8AA #75D6C0 #A4E4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#46C8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8AA
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8AA | 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)
#C1BCA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAEAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.121 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c3',
500: '#46c8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8aa; $custom-light: #88d9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.154,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75391,
"c": 0.12137,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.45513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8AA
secondary
#D199A6
accent
#4A6CDE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381