#46B3AA#46B3AA
#46B3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.100 H 187.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.86, -32.99, -4.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.86, 33.32, 188.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.21% -0.0987 -0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.21% 0.1 187.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8983, 36.4419, 43.6915) |
| Luminance | 0.3644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.75
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.19
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3AA #B3464F
analogous
#46B374 #46B3AA #4686B3
triadic
#46B3AA #AA46B3 #B3AA46
tetradic
#46B3AA #7446B3 #B3464F #86B346
square
#46B3AA #7446B3 #B3464F #86B346
split-complementary
#46B3AA #B34686 #B37446
monochromatic
#245B56 #358780 #46B3AA #6FC7C0 #9BD8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#46B3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#46B3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3AA
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3AA | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.100 187.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cac3',
500: '#46b3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3aa; $custom-light: #86cac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.046,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70209,
"c": 0.09954,
"h": 187.6
},
"luminance": 0.36445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3AA
secondary
#C49095
accent
#545FD4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281