#46AFB9#46AFB9
#46AFB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.096 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AFB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 175, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -26.82, -14.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 30.30, 207.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.76% -0.0879 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.76% 0.096 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6090, 35.4620, 51.3321) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.70
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AFB9 #B95046
analogous
#46B989 #46AFB9 #4676B9
triadic
#46AFB9 #B946AF #AFB946
tetradic
#46AFB9 #8946B9 #B95046 #76B946
square
#46AFB9 #8946B9 #B95046 #76B946
split-complementary
#46AFB9 #B94676 #B98946
monochromatic
#245B60 #35858D #46AFB9 #72C2CA #9FD5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#46AFB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#46AFB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AFB9
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AFB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AFB9 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A8BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909BB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46afb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 175, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.096 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c7ce',
500: '#46afb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46afb9; $custom-light: #86c7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46afb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 175,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 45.098,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69756,
"c": 0.09614,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.35465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AFB9
secondary
#C79894
accent
#5E53D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282