#46AEB4#46AEB4
#46AEB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.095 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 3.3%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.64, -27.77, -12.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.64, 30.26, 203.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.33% -0.0889 -0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.33% 0.095 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8965, 34.8668, 48.5364) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEB4 #B44C46
analogous
#46B483 #46AEB4 #4677B4
triadic
#46AEB4 #B446AE #AEB446
tetradic
#46AEB4 #8346B4 #B44C46 #77B446
square
#46AEB4 #8346B4 #B44C46 #77B446
split-complementary
#46AEB4 #B44677 #B48346
monochromatic
#24595C #358388 #46AEB4 #70C3C7 #9CD5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#46AEB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#46AEB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEB4
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEB4 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 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)
#A2A7B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aeb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.095 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6ca',
500: '#46aeb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aeb4; $custom-light: #86c6ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aeb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.273,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6933,
"c": 0.09493,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.34869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEB4
secondary
#C59491
accent
#5B54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282