#46B0A3#46B0A3
#46B0A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.099 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B0A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 176, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 7.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, -33.45, -2.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 33.54, 184.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.24% -0.0986 -0.0071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.24% 0.099 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6590, 34.9946, 40.0983) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.29
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.71
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.95
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B0A3 #B04653
analogous
#46B06E #46B0A3 #4688B0
triadic
#46B0A3 #A346B0 #B0A346
tetradic
#46B0A3 #6E46B0 #B04653 #88B046
square
#46B0A3 #6E46B0 #B04653 #88B046
split-complementary
#46B0A3 #B04688 #B06E46
monochromatic
#235852 #35847A #46B0A3 #6EC5BB #9AD7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#46B0A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#46B0A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B0A3
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B0A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B0A3 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989BA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b0a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.099 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c8be',
500: '#46b0a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b0a3; $custom-light: #85c8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b0a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 176,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.642,
"s": 43.089,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69242,
"c": 0.09884,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.34997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B0A3
secondary
#C38F95
accent
#5564D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281