#46A6AC#46A6AC
#46A6AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.090 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A6AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 166, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.97, -26.10, -11.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.97, 28.55, 203.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.09% -0.0837 -0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.09% 0.09 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6053, 31.5507, 43.8676) |
| Luminance | 0.3155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.13
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.11
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A6AC #AC4C46
analogous
#46AC7F #46A6AC #4673AC
triadic
#46A6AC #AC46A6 #A6AC46
tetradic
#46A6AC #7F46AC #AC4C46 #73AC46
square
#46A6AC #7F46AC #AC4C46 #73AC46
split-complementary
#46A6AC #AC4673 #AC7F46
monochromatic
#235255 #347C81 #46A6AC #6CBEC3 #98D1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#46A6AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#46A6AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A6AC
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A6AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A6AC | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9FAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B93AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a6ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 166, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.090 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c0c4',
500: '#46a6ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a6ac; $custom-light: #84c0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a6ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 166,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 42.149,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67086,
"c": 0.0896,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.31553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A6AC
secondary
#C1908D
accent
#5D56D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181