#46AEAB#46AEAB
#46AEAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.095 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 1.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -30.32, -7.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 31.22, 193.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% -0.0928 -0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.095 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0093, 34.5119, 43.8636) |
| Luminance | 0.3451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEAB #AE4649
analogous
#46AE77 #46AEAB #467DAE
triadic
#46AEAB #AB46AE #AEAB46
tetradic
#46AEAB #7746AE #AE4649 #7DAE46
square
#46AEAB #7746AE #AE4649 #7DAE46
split-complementary
#46AEAB #AE467D #AE7746
monochromatic
#235755 #348280 #46AEAB #6DC4C2 #99D6D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46AEAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#46AEAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEAB
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEAB | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aeab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.095 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6c4',
500: '#46aeab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aeab; $custom-light: #85c6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aeab",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.269,
"s": 42.623,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69013,
"c": 0.09509,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.34514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEAB
secondary
#C28E8F
accent
#5559D2
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281