#46B49C#46B49C
#46B49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.106 H 176.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 180, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 13.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.78, -37.12, 2.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.78, 37.24, 175.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% -0.1061 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.106 176.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8450, 36.3423, 37.1515) |
| Luminance | 0.3634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.05
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B49C #B4465E
analogous
#46B465 #46B49C #4695B4
triadic
#46B49C #9C46B4 #B49C46
tetradic
#46B49C #6546B4 #B4465E #95B446
square
#46B49C #6546B4 #B4465E #95B446
split-complementary
#46B49C #B44695 #B46546
monochromatic
#245C50 #358876 #46B49C #70C7B4 #9CD8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#46B49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#46B49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B49C
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B49C | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA99B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9E9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.106 176.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cbb9',
500: '#46b49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b49c; $custom-light: #85cbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 180,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.909,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70022,
"c": 0.10639,
"h": 176.1
},
"luminance": 0.36345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B49C
secondary
#C5919C
accent
#5470D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280