#46B39E#46B39E
#46B39E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.104 H 178.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -36.15, 1.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 36.18, 177.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.1041 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.104 178.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8146, 36.0083, 37.9837) |
| Luminance | 0.3601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.11
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B39E #B3465B
analogous
#46B368 #46B39E #4692B3
triadic
#46B39E #9E46B3 #B39E46
tetradic
#46B39E #6846B3 #B3465B #92B346
square
#46B39E #6846B3 #B3465B #92B346
split-complementary
#46B39E #B34692 #B36846
monochromatic
#245B50 #358777 #46B39E #6FC7B6 #9BD8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#46B39E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#46B39E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B39E
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B39E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B39E | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA99D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9DA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b39e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.104 178.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85caba',
500: '#46b39e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b39e; $custom-light: #85caba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b39e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.44,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69832,
"c": 0.1042,
"h": 178.1
},
"luminance": 0.36011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B39E
secondary
#C4909A
accent
#546DD4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280