#46B49E#46B49E
#46B49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.105 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.83, -36.61, 1.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.83, 36.66, 176.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.1052 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.105 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0157, 36.4106, 38.0507) |
| Luminance | 0.3641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.41
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B49E #B4465C
analogous
#46B467 #46B49E #4693B4
triadic
#46B49E #9E46B4 #B49E46
tetradic
#46B49E #6746B4 #B4465C #93B446
square
#46B49E #6746B4 #B4465C #93B446
split-complementary
#46B49E #B44693 #B46746
monochromatic
#245C51 #358877 #46B49E #70C7B6 #9CD8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#46B49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#46B49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B49E
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B49E | 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)
#ADAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.105 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cbba',
500: '#46b49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b49e; $custom-light: #85cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70081,
"c": 0.10532,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.36413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B49E
secondary
#C5919B
accent
#546ED4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280