#46ACAF#46ACAF
#46ACAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.093 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.88, -28.22, -10.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.88, 30.06, 200.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.66% -0.0889 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.66% 0.093 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0129, 33.8997, 45.7742) |
| Luminance | 0.3390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.52
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACAF #AF4946
analogous
#46AF7D #46ACAF #4677AF
triadic
#46ACAF #AF46AC #ACAF46
tetradic
#46ACAF #7D46AF #AF4946 #77AF46
square
#46ACAF #7D46AF #AF4946 #77AF46
split-complementary
#46ACAF #AF4677 #AF7D46
monochromatic
#235658 #358183 #46ACAF #6DC2C5 #99D5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#46ACAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#46ACAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACAF
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACAF | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A5AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9098B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.093 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5c6',
500: '#46acaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acaf; $custom-light: #85c5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.714,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68662,
"c": 0.09344,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.33902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACAF
secondary
#C2908E
accent
#5955D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282