#46AF9E#46AF9E
#46AF9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.100 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 9.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.30, -34.30, -0.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.30, 34.30, 180.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.84% -0.0998 -0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.84% 0.1 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0245, 34.4282, 37.7203) |
| Luminance | 0.3443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.09
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.77
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AF9E #AF4657
analogous
#46AF6A #46AF9E #468BAF
triadic
#46AF9E #9E46AF #AF9E46
tetradic
#46AF9E #6A46AF #AF4657 #8BAF46
square
#46AF9E #6A46AF #AF4657 #8BAF46
split-complementary
#46AF9E #AF468B #AF6A46
monochromatic
#23584F #358377 #46AF9E #6DC5B7 #99D6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46AF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#46AF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AF9E
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AF9E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A59D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989A9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46af9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.100 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c7ba',
500: '#46af9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46af9e; $custom-light: #84c7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46af9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.286,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68836,
"c": 0.0998,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.34431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AF9E
secondary
#C28E97
accent
#5569D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280