Nearest named color: Medium Spring Green
#46ECAA
#46ECAA
Nearest named
Medium Spring Green
Family
Green
Lightness
84.3%
Chroma
0.165
Hue angle
162.0°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.52:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
12.24:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#33FF99
CSS oklch()
84% 0.16 162

#46ECAA is a mid-toned, cool teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads bold and ownable. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #46ECAA

Not just a swatch — here's how #46ECAA works with other colors. Named schemes with #46ECAA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Medium Spring Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Spring Green opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Medium Spring Green keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

This palette keeps Medium Spring Green as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Spring Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Spring Green carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #46ECAA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 32/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 57/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 16/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 52/100
Moderate
Loosely natural — an earthy edge without being rustic.
Vintage feel 24/100
Low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 21/100
Low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 64/100
High
Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.
UI accent fit 18/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 40/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 67/100
High
Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #46ECAA

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.2:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #DFF6ED for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #46ECE1 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #46ECAA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #46ECAA;
  --color-base-rgb: 70 236 170;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(84.3% 0.165 162.0);
  --color-50: #F1FEF9;
  --color-100: #D9FCEE;
  --color-200: #B5F7DD;
  --color-300: #83ECC2;
  --color-400: #56DCA6;
  --color-500: #33C289;
  --color-600: #2E936B;
  --color-700: #27684E;
  --color-800: #1D4434;
  --color-900: #142A21;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}