#46B1AC#46B1AC
#46B1AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.097 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B1AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 177, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.31, -31.49, -6.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.31, 32.17, 191.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.78% -0.0956 -0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.78% 0.097 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6910, 35.7222, 44.5629) |
| Luminance | 0.3573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B1AC #B1464B
analogous
#46B176 #46B1AC #4680B1
triadic
#46B1AC #AC46B1 #B1AC46
tetradic
#46B1AC #7646B1 #B1464B #80B146
square
#46B1AC #7646B1 #B1464B #80B146
split-complementary
#46B1AC #B14680 #B17646
monochromatic
#235957 #358581 #46B1AC #6EC6C2 #9AD7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#46B1AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#46B1AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B1AC
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B1AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B1AC | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b1ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 177, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.097 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c9c4',
500: '#46b1ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b1ac; $custom-light: #86c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b1ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 177,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.196,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69784,
"c": 0.09737,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.35725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B1AC
secondary
#C38F92
accent
#555BD3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281