#46C8AB#46C8AB
#46C8AB is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.121 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 14.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.25, -42.29, 4.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.25, 42.49, 174.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.42% -0.1203 0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.42% 0.121 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5272, 45.5476, 45.7029) |
| Luminance | 0.4555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.57
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.63
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.91
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8AB #C84663
analogous
#46C86A #46C8AB #46A4C8
triadic
#46C8AB #AB46C8 #C8AB46
tetradic
#46C8AB #6A46C8 #C84663 #A4C846
square
#46C8AB #6A46C8 #C84663 #A4C846
split-complementary
#46C8AB #C846A4 #C86A46
monochromatic
#227260 #30A188 #46C8AB #75D6C0 #A4E4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C8AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#46C8AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8AB
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8AB | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAEAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.121 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c4',
500: '#46c8ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8ab; $custom-light: #88d9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.615,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75419,
"c": 0.12079,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.45551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8AB
secondary
#D199A5
accent
#4A6BDE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381