#46ABAF#46ABAF
#46ABAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.093 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ABAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 171, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.58, -27.73, -10.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.58, 29.76, 201.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.42% -0.0878 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.42% 0.093 198.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8233, 33.5205, 45.7110) |
| Luminance | 0.3352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.00
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ABAF #AF4A46
analogous
#46AF7E #46ABAF #4676AF
triadic
#46ABAF #AF46AB #ABAF46
tetradic
#46ABAF #7E46AF #AF4A46 #76AF46
square
#46ABAF #7E46AF #AF4A46 #76AF46
split-complementary
#46ABAF #AF4676 #AF7E46
monochromatic
#235658 #358083 #46ABAF #6DC1C5 #99D4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#46ABAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#46ABAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ABAF
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ABAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ABAF | 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)
#A0A4AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46abaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 171, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.093 198.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c4c6',
500: '#46abaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46abaf; $custom-light: #85c4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46abaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 171,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.286,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68418,
"c": 0.09281,
"h": 198.8
},
"luminance": 0.33523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ABAF
secondary
#C2908E
accent
#5A55D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182