#46AFA0#46AFA0
#46AFA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.099 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 8.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, -33.77, -1.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 33.80, 182.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% -0.0989 -0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.099 182.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1980, 34.4976, 38.6343) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.45
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.29
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.93
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFA0 #AF4655
analogous
#46AF6C #46AFA0 #4689AF
triadic
#46AFA0 #A046AF #AFA046
tetradic
#46AFA0 #6C46AF #AF4655 #89AF46
square
#46AFA0 #6C46AF #AF4655 #89AF46
split-complementary
#46AFA0 #AF4689 #AF6C46
monochromatic
#235850 #358378 #46AFA0 #6DC5B8 #99D6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#46AFA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#46AFA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFA0
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFA0 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A69F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979AA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.099 182.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c7bc',
500: '#46afa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afa0; $custom-light: #85c7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68899,
"c": 0.09896,
"h": 182.4
},
"luminance": 0.345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFA0
secondary
#C28E96
accent
#5567D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281