#46ABAE#46ABAE
#46ABAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.093 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ABAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 171, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.55, -28.01, -10.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.55, 29.85, 200.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.38% -0.0883 -0.0286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.38% 0.093 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7254, 33.4813, 45.1957) |
| Luminance | 0.3348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.06
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.68
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ABAE #AE4946
analogous
#46AE7D #46ABAE #4677AE
triadic
#46ABAE #AE46AB #ABAE46
tetradic
#46ABAE #7D46AE #AE4946 #77AE46
square
#46ABAE #7D46AE #AE4946 #77AE46
split-complementary
#46ABAE #AE4677 #AE7D46
monochromatic
#235557 #348082 #46ABAE #6DC2C4 #99D4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#46ABAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#46ABAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ABAE
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ABAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ABAE | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A4AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46abae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 171, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.093 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c4c6',
500: '#46abae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46abae; $custom-light: #85c4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46abae",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 171,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.731,
"s": 42.623,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68382,
"c": 0.09278,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.33484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ABAE
secondary
#C28F8E
accent
#5955D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182