#46CAC0#46CAC0
#46CAC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.114 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CAC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 202, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.41, -37.72, -5.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.41, 38.13, 188.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.55% -0.1129 -0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.55% 0.114 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1564, 47.3452, 57.2501) |
| Luminance | 0.4735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.61
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.23
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CAC0 #CA4650
analogous
#46CA7E #46CAC0 #4692CA
triadic
#46CAC0 #C046CA #CAC046
tetradic
#46CAC0 #7E46CA #CA4650 #92CA46
square
#46CAC0 #7E46CA #CA4650 #92CA46
split-complementary
#46CAC0 #CA4692 #CA7E46
monochromatic
#21746E #2FA49B #46CAC0 #76D8D0 #A5E5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#46CAC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.47
#46CAC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CAC0
10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CAC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CAC0 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBFC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB1C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cac0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 202, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.114 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adad3',
500: '#46cac0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cac0; $custom-light: #8adad3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cac0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 202,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.455,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76547,
"c": 0.114,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.47349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CAC0
secondary
#D29A9E
accent
#4954DF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382