#46B2A7#46B2A7
#46B2A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.099 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 0%, 6.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.47, -33.32, -3.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.47, 33.52, 186.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.86% -0.0989 -0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.86% 0.099 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4181, 35.9303, 42.1474) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.35
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.90
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2A7 #B24651
analogous
#46B271 #46B2A7 #4687B2
triadic
#46B2A7 #A746B2 #B2A746
tetradic
#46B2A7 #7146B2 #B24651 #87B246
square
#46B2A7 #7146B2 #B24651 #87B246
split-complementary
#46B2A7 #B24687 #B27146
monochromatic
#235A55 #35867E #46B2A7 #6FC6BD #9BD8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#46B2A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#46B2A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2A7
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2A7 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A9A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999DA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.099 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9c1',
500: '#46b2a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2a7; $custom-light: #85c9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.889,
"s": 43.548,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69865,
"c": 0.09946,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.35933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2A7
secondary
#C49095
accent
#5561D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281