#46C9A2#46C9A2
#46C9A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.128 H 169.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46C9A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 201, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 19.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.34, -44.91, 9.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.34, 45.82, 168.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.42% -0.1255 0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.42% 0.128 169.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9307, 45.6808, 41.4153) |
| Luminance | 0.4568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.87
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.70
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.37
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.53
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.85
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46C9A2 #C9466D
analogous
#46C960 #46C9A2 #46AFC9
triadic
#46C9A2 #A246C9 #C9A246
tetradic
#46C9A2 #6046C9 #C9466D #AFC946
square
#46C9A2 #6046C9 #C9466D #AFC946
split-complementary
#46C9A2 #C946AF #C96046
monochromatic
#22735B #2FA280 #46C9A2 #75D7BA #A5E5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#46C9A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#46C9A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46C9A2
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46C9A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46C9A2 | 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)
#C4BCA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AFA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46c9a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 201, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.128 169.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dabd',
500: '#46c9a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46c9a2; $custom-light: #88dabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46c9a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 201,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.137,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75418,
"c": 0.12769,
"h": 169.5
},
"luminance": 0.45684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46C9A2
secondary
#D299AA
accent
#4A76DE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381