#46B3AF#46B3AF
#46B3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.099 H 191.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 2.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.00, -31.62, -7.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.00, 32.43, 192.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.38% -0.0964 -0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.38% 0.099 191.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3803, 36.6347, 46.2301) |
| Luminance | 0.3664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.65
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3AF #B3464A
analogous
#46B379 #46B3AF #4681B3
triadic
#46B3AF #AF46B3 #B3AF46
tetradic
#46B3AF #7946B3 #B3464A #81B346
square
#46B3AF #7946B3 #B3464A #81B346
split-complementary
#46B3AF #B34681 #B37946
monochromatic
#245B59 #358784 #46B3AF #6FC7C4 #9BD8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#46B3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#46B3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3AF
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3AF | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989EB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.099 191.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cac6',
500: '#46b3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3af; $custom-light: #86cac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.798,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70376,
"c": 0.09851,
"h": 191.8
},
"luminance": 0.36637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3AF
secondary
#C49092
accent
#5459D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282