#46B3A2#46B3A2
#46B3A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.102 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 9.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, -35.12, -0.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 35.12, 180.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.1023 -0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.102 181.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1645, 36.1483, 39.8265) |
| Luminance | 0.3615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.84
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3A2 #B34657
analogous
#46B36C #46B3A2 #468EB3
triadic
#46B3A2 #A246B3 #B3A246
tetradic
#46B3A2 #6C46B3 #B34657 #8EB346
square
#46B3A2 #6C46B3 #B34657 #8EB346
split-complementary
#46B3A2 #B3468E #B36C46
monochromatic
#245B52 #35877A #46B3A2 #6FC7B9 #9BD8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#46B3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#46B3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3A2
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3A2 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.102 181.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cabd',
500: '#46b3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3a2; $custom-light: #85cabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.642,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69954,
"c": 0.10232,
"h": 181.2
},
"luminance": 0.36151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3A2
secondary
#C49099
accent
#5468D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281