#46ABA6#46ABA6
#46ABA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.093 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ABA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 171, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, -30.25, -6.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 30.88, 191.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.1% -0.0918 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.093 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9686, 33.1786, 41.2100) |
| Luminance | 0.3318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.25
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.70
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ABA6 #AB464B
analogous
#46AB74 #46ABA6 #467DAB
triadic
#46ABA6 #A646AB #ABA646
tetradic
#46ABA6 #7446AB #AB464B #7DAB46
square
#46ABA6 #7446AB #AB464B #7DAB46
split-complementary
#46ABA6 #AB467D #AB7446
monochromatic
#225452 #34807C #46ABA6 #6CC3BE #97D4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#46ABA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#46ABA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ABA6
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ABA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ABA6 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9297A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aba6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 171, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.093 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c4c0',
500: '#46aba6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aba6; $custom-light: #84c4c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aba6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 171,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.03,
"s": 41.909,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68104,
"c": 0.09341,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.33181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ABA6
secondary
#C08C8F
accent
#565CD2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281