#46AFB4#46AFB4
#46AFB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.096 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, -28.27, -11.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 30.54, 202.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.57% -0.09 -0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.57% 0.096 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0904, 35.2546, 48.6010) |
| Luminance | 0.3526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.76
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.44
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFB4 #B44B46
analogous
#46B482 #46AFB4 #4678B4
triadic
#46AFB4 #B446AF #AFB446
tetradic
#46AFB4 #8246B4 #B44B46 #78B446
square
#46AFB4 #8246B4 #B44B46 #78B446
split-complementary
#46AFB4 #B44678 #B48246
monochromatic
#24595C #358488 #46AFB4 #70C3C7 #9CD6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#46AFB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#46AFB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFB4
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFB4 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A8B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929BB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.096 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7ca',
500: '#46afb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afb4; $custom-light: #86c7ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.727,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69573,
"c": 0.0955,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.35257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFB4
secondary
#C59391
accent
#5A54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282