#46AEA0#46AEA0
#46AEA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.098 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.05, -33.30, -1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.05, 33.35, 183.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.65% -0.0978 -0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.65% 0.098 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0041, 34.1098, 38.5697) |
| Luminance | 0.3411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.42
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.59
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEA0 #AE4654
analogous
#46AE6C #46AEA0 #4688AE
triadic
#46AEA0 #A046AE #AEA046
tetradic
#46AEA0 #6C46AE #AE4654 #88AE46
square
#46AEA0 #6C46AE #AE4654 #88AE46
split-complementary
#46AEA0 #AE4688 #AE6C46
monochromatic
#235750 #348278 #46AEA0 #6DC4B8 #99D6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#46AEA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#46AEA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEA0
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEA0 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A5A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9699A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.098 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c6bc',
500: '#46aea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aea0; $custom-light: #84c6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.923,
"s": 42.623,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6865,
"c": 0.09792,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.34112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEA0
secondary
#C28E95
accent
#5566D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281