#46A8A3#46A8A3
#46A8A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.091 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 168, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 41%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.30, -29.62, -6.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.30, 30.23, 191.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% -0.0898 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.091 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1364, 31.9494, 39.5908) |
| Luminance | 0.3195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.15
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A8A3 #A8464B
analogous
#46A872 #46A8A3 #467CA8
triadic
#46A8A3 #A346A8 #A8A346
tetradic
#46A8A3 #7246A8 #A8464B #7CA846
square
#46A8A3 #7246A8 #A8464B #7CA846
split-complementary
#46A8A3 #A8467C #A87246
monochromatic
#22524F #347D79 #46A8A3 #6AC1BD #95D3D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#46A8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#46A8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A8A3
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A8A3 | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA0A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F94A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 168, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.091 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c2be',
500: '#46a8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a8a3; $custom-light: #84c2be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 168,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.939,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67262,
"c": 0.0914,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.31952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A8A3
secondary
#BF8B8E
accent
#575DD1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181