#46A8A0#46A8A0
#46A8A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.092 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 168, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 41%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 58%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.21, -30.44, -4.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.21, 30.77, 188.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.16% -0.0912 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.16% 0.092 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8708, 31.8431, 38.1919) |
| Luminance | 0.3185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.72
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.49
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A8A0 #A8464E
analogous
#46A86F #46A8A0 #467FA8
triadic
#46A8A0 #A046A8 #A8A046
tetradic
#46A8A0 #6F46A8 #A8464E #7FA846
square
#46A8A0 #6F46A8 #A8464E #7FA846
split-complementary
#46A8A0 #A8467F #A86F46
monochromatic
#22524E #347D77 #46A8A0 #6AC1BA #95D3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#46A8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#46A8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A8A0
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A8A0 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A0A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9094A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 168, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.092 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c2bc',
500: '#46a8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a8a0; $custom-light: #84c2bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 168,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.102,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67161,
"c": 0.09205,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.31845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A8A0
secondary
#BF8B8F
accent
#5761D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181