#46A99E#46A99E
#46A99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.094 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 169, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 41%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 59%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.46, -31.46, -2.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.46, 31.60, 185.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.34% -0.0932 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.34% 0.094 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8826, 32.1443, 37.3397) |
| Luminance | 0.3215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.19
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A99E #A94651
analogous
#46A96C #46A99E #4683A9
triadic
#46A99E #9E46A9 #A99E46
tetradic
#46A99E #6C46A9 #A94651 #83A946
square
#46A99E #6C46A9 #A94651 #83A946
split-complementary
#46A99E #A94683 #A96C46
monochromatic
#22524D #347E76 #46A99E #6BC2B8 #96D3CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#46A99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#46A99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A99E
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A99E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 169, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.094 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c3ba',
500: '#46a99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a99e; $custom-light: #84c3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 169,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 41.423,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67344,
"c": 0.09359,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.32147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A99E
secondary
#BF8B91
accent
#5764D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180