#46AEAF#46AEAF
#46AEAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.095 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.49, -29.20, -9.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.49, 30.70, 197.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0911 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.095 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3964, 34.6667, 45.9021) |
| Luminance | 0.3467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.03
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEAF #AF4746
analogous
#46AF7B #46AEAF #467AAF
triadic
#46AEAF #AF46AE #AEAF46
tetradic
#46AEAF #7B46AF #AF4746 #7AAF46
square
#46AEAF #7B46AF #AF4746 #7AAF46
split-complementary
#46AEAF #AF467A #AF7B46
monochromatic
#235758 #358383 #46AEAF #6DC4C5 #99D6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#46AEAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#46AEAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEAF
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEAF | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A6AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aeaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.095 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6c6',
500: '#46aeaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aeaf; $custom-light: #85c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aeaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.571,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69151,
"c": 0.09478,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.34669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEAF
secondary
#C28F8E
accent
#5655D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282