#46B1A2#46B1A2
#46B1A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.100 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B1A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 177, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 8.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.02, -34.18, -1.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.02, 34.22, 182.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.46% -0.1001 -0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.46% 0.1 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7666, 35.3524, 39.6939) |
| Luminance | 0.3535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.30
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.45
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B1A2 #B14655
analogous
#46B16C #46B1A2 #468AB1
triadic
#46B1A2 #A246B1 #B1A246
tetradic
#46B1A2 #6C46B1 #B14655 #8AB146
square
#46B1A2 #6C46B1 #B14655 #8AB146
split-complementary
#46B1A2 #B1468A #B16C46
monochromatic
#235952 #35857A #46B1A2 #6EC6BA #9AD7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#46B1A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#46B1A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B1A2
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B1A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B1A2 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A7A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999BA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b1a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 177, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.100 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9bd',
500: '#46b1a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b1a2; $custom-light: #85c9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b1a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 177,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.589,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69458,
"c": 0.10023,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.35355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B1A2
secondary
#C38F97
accent
#5566D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281