#46CAC3#46CAC3
#46CAC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.113 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46CAC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 202, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 3.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.50, -36.91, -7.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.50, 37.57, 190.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.65% -0.1116 -0.0197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.65% 0.113 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4922, 47.4795, 59.0185) |
| Luminance | 0.4748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.99
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.90
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.15
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46CAC3 #CA464D
analogous
#46CA81 #46CAC3 #468FCA
triadic
#46CAC3 #C346CA #CAC346
tetradic
#46CAC3 #8146CA #CA464D #8FCA46
square
#46CAC3 #8146CA #CA464D #8FCA46
split-complementary
#46CAC3 #CA468F #CA8146
monochromatic
#217470 #2FA49E #46CAC3 #76D8D2 #A5E5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#46CAC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#46CAC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46CAC3
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46CAC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46CAC3 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC0C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB1C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46cac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 202, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.113 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adad5',
500: '#46cac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46cac3; $custom-light: #8adad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46cac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 202,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.818,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76645,
"c": 0.11334,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.47483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46CAC3
secondary
#D29A9D
accent
#4951DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383