#46AEB3#46AEB3
#46AEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.095 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.61, -28.06, -11.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.61, 30.33, 202.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.0893 -0.0319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.095 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7950, 34.8262, 48.0018) |
| Luminance | 0.3483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.22
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEB3 #B34B46
analogous
#46B382 #46AEB3 #4678B3
triadic
#46AEB3 #B346AE #AEB346
tetradic
#46AEB3 #8246B3 #B34B46 #78B346
square
#46AEB3 #8246B3 #B34B46 #78B346
split-complementary
#46AEB3 #B34678 #B38246
monochromatic
#24585B #358387 #46AEB3 #6FC3C7 #9BD5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#46AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#46AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEB3
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.095 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6c9',
500: '#46aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aeb3; $custom-light: #86c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.752,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69294,
"c": 0.09485,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.34829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEB3
secondary
#C49390
accent
#5A54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282