#469EA6#469EA6
#469EA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.084 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469EA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 158, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 41%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 58%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.34, -23.79, -12.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.34, 26.70, 207.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.91% -0.0774 -0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.91% 0.084 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6327, 28.5068, 40.4313) |
| Luminance | 0.2851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.74
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.13
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469EA6 #A64E46
analogous
#46A67E #469EA6 #466EA6
triadic
#469EA6 #A6469E #9EA646
tetradic
#469EA6 #7E46A6 #A64E46 #6EA646
square
#469EA6 #7E46A6 #A64E46 #6EA646
split-complementary
#469EA6 #A6466E #A67E46
monochromatic
#224C50 #34757B #469EA6 #69B9C0 #94CDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#469EA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#469EA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469EA6
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469EA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469EA6 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469ea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 158, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.084 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbc0',
500: '#469ea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469ea6; $custom-light: #83bbc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469ea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 158,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 40.678,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64905,
"c": 0.08438,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.28509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469EA6
secondary
#BE8E8A
accent
#6157D1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081