#46B0AA#46B0AA
#46B0AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.097 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B0AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 176, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 3.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, -31.56, -6.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 32.13, 190.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.47% -0.0954 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.47% 0.097 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3036, 35.2524, 43.4933) |
| Luminance | 0.3525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.07
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B0AA #B0464C
analogous
#46B075 #46B0AA #4681B0
triadic
#46B0AA #AA46B0 #B0AA46
tetradic
#46B0AA #7546B0 #B0464C #81B046
square
#46B0AA #7546B0 #B0464C #81B046
split-complementary
#46B0AA #B04681 #B07546
monochromatic
#235855 #358480 #46B0AA #6EC5C0 #9AD7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#46B0AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#46B0AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B0AA
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B0AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B0AA | 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)
#A7A7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969BAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b0aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.097 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c8c3',
500: '#46b0aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b0aa; $custom-light: #85c8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b0aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 176,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.604,
"s": 43.089,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69471,
"c": 0.0969,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.35255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B0AA
secondary
#C38F92
accent
#555CD3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281