#46A2B2#46A2B2
#46A2B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.089 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A2B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 162, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.96, -22.31, -16.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.96, 27.72, 216.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.34% -0.0768 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.34% 0.089 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4787, 30.3547, 46.7326) |
| Luminance | 0.3036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.11
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.59
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.70
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.01
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A2B2 #B25646
analogous
#46B28C #46A2B2 #466CB2
triadic
#46A2B2 #B246A2 #A2B246
tetradic
#46A2B2 #8C46B2 #B25646 #6CB246
square
#46A2B2 #8C46B2 #B25646 #6CB246
split-complementary
#46A2B2 #B2466C #B28C46
monochromatic
#23525A #357A86 #46A2B2 #6FB9C6 #9BCFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#46A2B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#46A2B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A2B2
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A2B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A2B2 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959DB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8491B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a2b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 162, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.089 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85bdc9',
500: '#46a2b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a2b2; $custom-light: #85bdc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a2b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 162,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.889,
"s": 43.548,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66339,
"c": 0.08931,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.30357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A2B2
secondary
#C49890
accent
#6755D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182