#469E8D#469E8D
#469E8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.089 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469E8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 158, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 39%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 56%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.60, -30.66, 0.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.60, 30.67, 178.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% -0.0887 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.089 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5582, 27.6770, 29.5056) |
| Luminance | 0.2768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.33
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.15
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.07
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469E8D #9E4657
analogous
#469E61 #469E8D #46839E
triadic
#469E8D #8D469E #9E8D46
tetradic
#469E8D #61469E #9E4657 #839E46
square
#469E8D #61469E #9E4657 #839E46
split-complementary
#469E8D #9E4683 #9E6146
monochromatic
#204941 #337467 #469E8D #66BBAB #90CEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#469E8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#469E8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469E8D
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469E8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469E8D | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98958C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8B8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AA099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469e8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 158, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.089 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bbae',
500: '#469e8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469e8d; $custom-light: #81bbae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469e8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 158,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.409,
"s": 38.596,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64053,
"c": 0.08869,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.27679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469E8D
secondary
#BA8690
accent
#5970CF
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#EFF6F4
border
#CAD0CE
text
#0B1210
muted
#7C817F