#46AFAF#46AFAF
#46AFAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.095 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, -29.69, -9.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 31.03, 196.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.4% -0.0921 -0.025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.4% 0.095 195.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5903, 35.0545, 45.9667) |
| Luminance | 0.3506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.10
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFAF #AF4646
analogous
#46AF7A #46AFAF #467AAF
triadic
#46AFAF #AF46AF #AFAF46
tetradic
#46AFAF #7A46AF #AF4646 #7AAF46
square
#46AFAF #7A46AF #AF4646 #7AAF46
split-complementary
#46AFAF #AF467A #AF7A46
monochromatic
#235858 #358383 #46AFAF #6DC5C5 #99D6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#46AFAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#46AFAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFAF
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFAF | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A7AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.095 195.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7c6',
500: '#46afaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afaf; $custom-light: #86c7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69396,
"c": 0.09548,
"h": 195.2
},
"luminance": 0.35057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFAF
secondary
#C28E8E
accent
#5555D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282