#46A0AF#46A0AF
#46A0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.088 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 160, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.25, -22.17, -15.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.25, 27.24, 215.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.74% -0.0758 -0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.74% 0.088 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8313, 29.5365, 45.0470) |
| Luminance | 0.2954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.88
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.03
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A0AF #AF5546
analogous
#46AF89 #46A0AF #466CAF
triadic
#46A0AF #AF46A0 #A0AF46
tetradic
#46A0AF #8946AF #AF5546 #6CAF46
square
#46A0AF #8946AF #AF5546 #6CAF46
split-complementary
#46A0AF #AF466C #AF8946
monochromatic
#235058 #357883 #46A0AF #6DB8C5 #99CED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#46A0AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#46A0AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #46A0AF
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A0AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A0AF | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939BB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a0af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 160, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.088 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bcc6',
500: '#46a0af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a0af; $custom-light: #84bcc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a0af",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 160,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65736,
"c": 0.08762,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.29539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A0AF
secondary
#C2968E
accent
#6755D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182