#46AF9F#46AF9F
#46AF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.099 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AF9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.33, -34.04, -0.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.33, 34.05, 181.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.87% -0.0993 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.87% 0.099 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1109, 34.4628, 38.1755) |
| Luminance | 0.3447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.74
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.43
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.84
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AF9F #AF4656
analogous
#46AF6A #46AF9F #468AAF
triadic
#46AF9F #9F46AF #AF9F46
tetradic
#46AF9F #6A46AF #AF4656 #8AAF46
square
#46AF9F #6A46AF #AF4656 #8AAF46
split-complementary
#46AF9F #AF468A #AF6A46
monochromatic
#235850 #358377 #46AF9F #6DC5B7 #99D6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46AF9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#46AF9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AF9F
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AF9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AF9F | 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)
#A8A59E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989AA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46af9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.099 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c7bb',
500: '#46af9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46af9f; $custom-light: #84c7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46af9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.857,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68868,
"c": 0.09937,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.34465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AF9F
secondary
#C28E96
accent
#5568D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280