#46C299Macau (#46C299) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 167°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.125. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #46C299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 194, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(71 -44 10.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.734 0.125 167) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Macau shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#5dbd8e — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#53c395 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#46c299 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#44c39b — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Macau in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.23:1 and against black 9.44:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cdffea · #77e1ba · #46c299 · #15926f · #006a4e · #004330
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7ae3e8 · #59d3c3 · #46c299 · #5bab72 · #679350 · #6c7b34
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#46c299 · #5d94a5 · #0a8060 · #005b6f · #00412f · #00232c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c5ffe7 · #b5d4c7 · #46c299 · #bd6695 · #417360 · #305144
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbedf4 · #46c299 · #80938a · #5b5256 · #132720 · #020001
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef4 · #d3c4cb · #a7969e · #2e1c25 · #0b0005 · #46c299
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dab5 · #46c299 · #77a26f · #d8283a · #442d43 · #1a0b03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf5 · #46c299 · #a77ab6 · #8d313b · #360943 · #1b0002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f1f0ff · #46c299 · #8a84c7 · #8a3a00 · #3e1400 · #02000e
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eaf3ff · #46c299 · #668fca · #843262 · #311f00 · #090003
#66CCA7 · #81D6B5 · #9AE0C4 · #B2EAD3 · #C9F3E1
#2BA07C · #098060 · #005F46 · #00412E · #002418
#65BD9C · #7CB8A0 · #8EB3A3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.