#46AEC0#46AEC0
#46AEC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.098 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AEC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.04, -24.24, -18.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.04, 30.24, 216.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.78% -0.0839 -0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.78% 0.098 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1723, 35.3771, 55.2554) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.75
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.60
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.92
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AEC0 #C05846
analogous
#46C095 #46AEC0 #4671C0
triadic
#46AEC0 #C046AE #AEC046
tetradic
#46AEC0 #9546C0 #C05846 #71C046
square
#46AEC0 #9546C0 #C05846 #71C046
split-complementary
#46AEC0 #C04671 #C09546
monochromatic
#235E68 #338796 #46AEC0 #74C2D0 #A1D6DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#46AEC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#46AEC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AEC0
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AEC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AEC0 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA8C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9BC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46aec0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.098 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6d3',
500: '#46aec0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46aec0; $custom-light: #87c6d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46aec0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.852,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69781,
"c": 0.09776,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.3538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AEC0
secondary
#CC9E96
accent
#634FD9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282