#46A2AD#46A2AD
#46A2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.088 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 162, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 42%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.79, -23.79, -13.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.79, 27.55, 210.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.15% -0.0789 -0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.15% 0.088 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9858, 30.1576, 44.1367) |
| Luminance | 0.3016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.25
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.99
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A2AD #AD5146
analogous
#46AD85 #46A2AD #466EAD
triadic
#46A2AD #AD46A2 #A2AD46
tetradic
#46A2AD #8546AD #AD5146 #6EAD46
square
#46A2AD #8546AD #AD5146 #6EAD46
split-complementary
#46A2AD #AD466E #AD8546
monochromatic
#235056 #347981 #46A2AD #6CBAC4 #98CFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#46A2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#46A2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A2AD
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A2AD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 162, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.088 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bdc5',
500: '#46a2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a2ad; $custom-light: #84bdc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 162,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.408,
"s": 42.387,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66146,
"c": 0.08776,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.3016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A2AD
secondary
#C1938D
accent
#6356D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181