#46C8AF#46C8AF
#46C8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.119 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C8AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 200, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 12.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.35, -41.28, 2.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.35, 41.34, 177.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.54% -0.1185 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.54% 0.119 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9142, 45.7024, 47.7413) |
| Luminance | 0.4571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.37
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.00
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C8AF #C8465F
analogous
#46C86E #46C8AF #46A0C8
triadic
#46C8AF #AF46C8 #C8AF46
tetradic
#46C8AF #6E46C8 #C8465F #A0C846
square
#46C8AF #6E46C8 #C8465F #A0C846
split-complementary
#46C8AF #C846A0 #C86E46
monochromatic
#227262 #30A18B #46C8AF #75D6C3 #A4E4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C8AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#46C8AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C8AF
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C8AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C8AF | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAEB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c8af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 200, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.119 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9c6',
500: '#46c8af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c8af; $custom-light: #89d9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c8af",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 200,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.462,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75535,
"c": 0.11862,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.45706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C8AF
secondary
#D199A4
accent
#4A67DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382