#46A8A7#46A8A7
#46A8A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.091 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A8A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 168, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 41%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 58%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.42, -28.51, -8.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.42, 29.64, 195.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.4% -0.0881 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.4% 0.091 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5005, 32.0950, 41.5082) |
| Luminance | 0.3210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A8A7 #A84647
analogous
#46A876 #46A8A7 #4678A8
triadic
#46A8A7 #A746A8 #A8A746
tetradic
#46A8A7 #7646A8 #A84647 #78A846
square
#46A8A7 #7646A8 #A84647 #78A846
split-complementary
#46A8A7 #A84678 #A87646
monochromatic
#225251 #347D7C #46A8A7 #6AC1C0 #95D3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#46A8A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#46A8A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A8A7
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A8A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A8A7 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA0A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E95A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a8a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 168, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.091 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c2c1',
500: '#46a8a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a8a7; $custom-light: #84c2c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a8a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 168,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.388,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67399,
"c": 0.09087,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.32097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A8A7
secondary
#BF8B8B
accent
#5758D1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181