#469A8D#469A8D
#469A8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.084 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 154, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 38%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 55%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 0%, 8.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.35, -28.72, -0.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.35, 28.73, 181.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% -0.0841 -0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.084 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8870, 26.3346, 29.2819) |
| Luminance | 0.2634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.53
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.43
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.51
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.53
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.65
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469A8D #9A4653
analogous
#469A63 #469A8D #467D9A
triadic
#469A8D #8D469A #9A8D46
tetradic
#469A8D #63469A #9A4653 #7D9A46
square
#469A8D #63469A #9A4653 #7D9A46
split-complementary
#469A8D #9A467D #9A6346
monochromatic
#204640 #337066 #469A8D #64B9AC #8FCCC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#469A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#469A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469A8D
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469A8D | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94928D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86888E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0E9D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 154, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.084 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b8ae',
500: '#469a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469a8d; $custom-light: #81b8ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 154,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.714,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63046,
"c": 0.08411,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.26336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469A8D
secondary
#B7848C
accent
#5A6CCD
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1110
muted
#7C807F