#46AEB5#46AEB5
#46AEB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.095 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, -27.48, -12.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 30.20, 204.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.37% -0.0885 -0.0347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.37% 0.095 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9988, 34.9077, 49.0748) |
| Luminance | 0.3491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEB5 #B54D46
analogous
#46B585 #46AEB5 #4677B5
triadic
#46AEB5 #B546AE #AEB546
tetradic
#46AEB5 #8546B5 #B54D46 #77B546
square
#46AEB5 #8546B5 #B54D46 #77B546
split-complementary
#46AEB5 #B54677 #B58546
monochromatic
#24595D #358489 #46AEB5 #70C2C8 #9CD5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#46AEB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#46AEB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEB5
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEB5 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aeb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.095 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6cb',
500: '#46aeb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aeb5; $custom-light: #86c6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aeb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.784,
"s": 44.223,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69366,
"c": 0.09504,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.3491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEB5
secondary
#C59592
accent
#5C54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282