#46B49D#46B49D
#46B49D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.106 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 180, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 12.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.81, -36.86, 2.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.81, 36.95, 176.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.05% -0.1057 0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.05% 0.106 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9300, 36.3764, 37.5993) |
| Luminance | 0.3638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B49D #B4465D
analogous
#46B466 #46B49D #4694B4
triadic
#46B49D #9D46B4 #B49D46
tetradic
#46B49D #6646B4 #B4465D #94B446
square
#46B49D #6646B4 #B4465D #94B446
split-complementary
#46B49D #B44694 #B46646
monochromatic
#245C50 #358877 #46B49D #70C7B5 #9CD8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#46B49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#46B49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B49D
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B49D | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA99C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9E9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.106 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cbb9',
500: '#46b49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b49d; $custom-light: #85cbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 180,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.455,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70051,
"c": 0.10585,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.36379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B49D
secondary
#C5919C
accent
#546FD4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280