#46C8AC#46C8AC
#46C8AC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.120 H 175.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 14%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.28, -42.04, 3.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.28, 42.19, 175.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.45% -0.1199 0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.45% 0.12 175.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6228, 45.5859, 46.2068) |
| Luminance | 0.4559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.73
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.27
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.91
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8AC #C84662
analogous
#46C86B #46C8AC #46A3C8
triadic
#46C8AC #AC46C8 #C8AC46
tetradic
#46C8AC #6B46C8 #C84662 #A3C846
square
#46C8AC #6B46C8 #C84662 #A3C846
split-complementary
#46C8AC #C846A3 #C86B46
monochromatic
#227261 #30A189 #46C8AC #75D6C1 #A4E4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#46C8AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#46C8AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8AC
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8AC | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAEAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.120 175.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c4',
500: '#46c8ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8ac; $custom-light: #88d9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.077,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75448,
"c": 0.12023,
"h": 175.7
},
"luminance": 0.45589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8AC
secondary
#D199A5
accent
#4A6ADE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381