#46ABB4#46ABB4
#46ABB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.093 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ABB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 171, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 5%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -26.28, -13.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 29.49, 206.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.6% -0.0857 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.6% 0.093 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3234, 33.7206, 48.3453) |
| Luminance | 0.3372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.69
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ABB4 #B44F46
analogous
#46B486 #46ABB4 #4674B4
triadic
#46ABB4 #B446AB #ABB446
tetradic
#46ABB4 #8646B4 #B44F46 #74B446
square
#46ABB4 #8646B4 #B44F46 #74B446
split-complementary
#46ABB4 #B44674 #B48646
monochromatic
#24575C #358188 #46ABB4 #70C0C7 #9CD4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#46ABB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#46ABB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ABB4
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ABB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ABB4 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E98B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46abb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 171, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.093 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4ca',
500: '#46abb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46abb4; $custom-light: #86c4ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46abb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 171,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.909,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.686,
"c": 0.09335,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.33723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ABB4
secondary
#C59591
accent
#5F54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182