#469B8D#469B8D
#469B8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.085 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 155, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 38%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 55%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.8%, 0%, 9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.66, -29.20, -0.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.66, 29.21, 180.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0852 -0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.085 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0527, 26.6661, 29.3371) |
| Luminance | 0.2667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.91
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.37
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.43
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.52
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.89
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469B8D #9B4654
analogous
#469B63 #469B8D #467F9B
triadic
#469B8D #8D469B #9B8D46
tetradic
#469B8D #63469B #9B4654 #7F9B46
square
#469B8D #63469B #9B4654 #7F9B46
split-complementary
#469B8D #9B467F #9B6346
monochromatic
#204740 #337167 #469B8D #65B9AB #8FCCC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#469B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#469B8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469B8D
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469B8D | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95938C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87898E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0D9E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 155, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.085 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b9ae',
500: '#469b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469b8d; $custom-light: #81b9ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 155,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.118,
"s": 37.778,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63297,
"c": 0.08523,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.26668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469B8D
secondary
#B8858D
accent
#5A6DCE
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1110
muted
#7C807F