#46AFA5#46AFA5
#46AFA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.097 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 5.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.50, -32.44, -3.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.50, 32.67, 186.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.06% -0.0966 -0.011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.06% 0.097 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6443, 34.6761, 40.9844) |
| Luminance | 0.3468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.12
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.67
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFA5 #AF4650
analogous
#46AF71 #46AFA5 #4684AF
triadic
#46AFA5 #A546AF #AFA546
tetradic
#46AFA5 #7146AF #AF4650 #84AF46
square
#46AFA5 #7146AF #AF4650 #84AF46
split-complementary
#46AFA5 #AF4684 #AF7146
monochromatic
#235853 #35837C #46AFA5 #6DC5BC #99D6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#46AFA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#46AFA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFA5
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFA5 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A6A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.097 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c7bf',
500: '#46afa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afa5; $custom-light: #85c7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.286,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69059,
"c": 0.09723,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.34679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFA5
secondary
#C28E93
accent
#5561D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281