#46AFA4#46AFA4
#46AFA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.098 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 6.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.47, -32.71, -3.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.47, 32.89, 185.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.03% -0.097 -0.0096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.03% 0.098 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5536, 34.6398, 40.5069) |
| Luminance | 0.3464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.05
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.89
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.51
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFA4 #AF4651
analogous
#46AF6F #46AFA4 #4685AF
triadic
#46AFA4 #A446AF #AFA446
tetradic
#46AFA4 #6F46AF #AF4651 #85AF46
square
#46AFA4 #6F46AF #AF4651 #85AF46
split-complementary
#46AFA4 #AF4685 #AF6F46
monochromatic
#235852 #35837B #46AFA4 #6DC5BC #99D6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#46AFA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#46AFA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFA4
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFA4 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.098 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c7be',
500: '#46afa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afa4; $custom-light: #85c7be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.714,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69026,
"c": 0.09753,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.34642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFA4
secondary
#C28E94
accent
#5562D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281