#46AFA3#46AFA3
#46AFA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.098 H 184.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 6.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.44, -32.98, -2.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.44, 33.10, 184.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% -0.0975 -0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.098 184.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4637, 34.6039, 40.0332) |
| Luminance | 0.3461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.05
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.69
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFA3 #AF4652
analogous
#46AF6E #46AFA3 #4686AF
triadic
#46AFA3 #A346AF #AFA346
tetradic
#46AFA3 #6E46AF #AF4652 #86AF46
square
#46AFA3 #6E46AF #AF4652 #86AF46
split-complementary
#46AFA3 #AF4686 #AF6E46
monochromatic
#235852 #35837A #46AFA3 #6DC5BB #99D6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#46AFA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#46AFA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFA3
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFA3 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A6A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979AA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.098 184.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c7be',
500: '#46afa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afa3; $custom-light: #85c7be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.143,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68994,
"c": 0.09786,
"h": 184.8
},
"luminance": 0.34606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFA3
secondary
#C28E94
accent
#5564D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281