#46A9AF#46A9AF

#46A9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.092 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#46A9AF
RGB	rgb(70, 169, 175)
HSL	hsl(183, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(183, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.97, -26.73, -11.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.97, 29.19, 203.69°)
OKLab	oklab(67.93% -0.0857 -0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(67.93% 0.092 200.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4483, 32.7706, 45.5861)
Luminance	0.3277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#46A9AF #AF4C46

analogous

#46AF81 #46A9AF #4674AF

triadic

#46A9AF #AF46A9 #A9AF46

tetradic

#46A9AF #8146AF #AF4C46 #74AF46

square

#46A9AF #8146AF #AF4C46 #74AF46

split-complementary

#46A9AF #AF4674 #AF8146

monochromatic

#235558 #357F83 #46A9AF #6DC0C5 #99D3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.78

#46A9AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.55

#46A9AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46A9AF

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##46A9AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##46A9AF	1.00	2.78	7.55	7.55
#FFFFFF	2.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DA2B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D96B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AFAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #46a9af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 169, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.092 200.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85c3c6',
    500: '#46a9af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #46a9af;
$custom-light: #85c3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#46a9af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.429,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67929,
    "c": 0.09162,
    "h": 200.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.32773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#46A9AF

secondary

#C2918E

accent

#5C55D3

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #46A9AF

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