#46ADB3#46ADB3
#46ADB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.094 H 200.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ADB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 173, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.31, -27.57, -11.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.31, 30.05, 203.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% -0.0883 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.094 200.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6026, 34.4412, 47.9376) |
| Luminance | 0.3444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.37
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ADB3 #B34C46
analogous
#46B383 #46ADB3 #4677B3
triadic
#46ADB3 #B346AD #ADB346
tetradic
#46ADB3 #8346B3 #B34C46 #77B346
square
#46ADB3 #8346B3 #B34C46 #77B346
split-complementary
#46ADB3 #B34677 #B38346
monochromatic
#24585B #358287 #46ADB3 #6FC2C7 #9BD5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46ADB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#46ADB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ADB3
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ADB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ADB3 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A6B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46adb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 173, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.094 200.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6c9',
500: '#46adb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46adb3; $custom-light: #86c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46adb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 173,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.303,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6905,
"c": 0.09428,
"h": 200.6
},
"luminance": 0.34444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ADB3
secondary
#C49390
accent
#5B54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282