#46ACB3#46ACB3
#46ACB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ACB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 172, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, -27.07, -12.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 29.78, 204.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.81% -0.0872 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.81% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4115, 34.0592, 47.8739) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.86
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ACB3 #B34D46
analogous
#46B384 #46ACB3 #4676B3
triadic
#46ACB3 #B346AC #ACB346
tetradic
#46ACB3 #8446B3 #B34D46 #76B346
square
#46ACB3 #8446B3 #B34D46 #76B346
split-complementary
#46ACB3 #B34676 #B38446
monochromatic
#24575B #358287 #46ACB3 #6FC1C7 #9BD4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#46ACB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#46ACB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ACB3
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ACB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ACB3 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46acb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 172, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c5c9',
500: '#46acb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46acb3; $custom-light: #86c5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46acb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 172,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.853,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68806,
"c": 0.09373,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.34062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ACB3
secondary
#C49490
accent
#5C54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282