#46B09A#46B09A
#46B09A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.103 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 176, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 12.5%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.50, -35.79, 2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.50, 35.86, 176.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% -0.1027 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.103 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8811, 34.6834, 36.0016) |
| Luminance | 0.3469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.49
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B09A #B0465C
analogous
#46B065 #46B09A #4691B0
triadic
#46B09A #9A46B0 #B09A46
tetradic
#46B09A #6546B0 #B0465C #91B046
square
#46B09A #6546B0 #B0465C #91B046
split-complementary
#46B09A #B04691 #B06546
monochromatic
#23584D #358474 #46B09A #6EC5B3 #9AD7CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#46B09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#46B09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B09A
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B09A | 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)
#AAA699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.103 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c8b7',
500: '#46b09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b09a; $custom-light: #84c8b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 176,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.547,
"s": 43.089,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68964,
"c": 0.10287,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.34686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B09A
secondary
#C38F9A
accent
#556FD3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280