#46B4A2#46B4A2
#46B4A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.103 H 180.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 180, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 10%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, -35.58, -0.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 35.58, 180.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.2% -0.1034 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.2% 0.103 180.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3656, 36.5506, 39.8936) |
| Luminance | 0.3655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.80
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.50
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B4A2 #B44658
analogous
#46B46B #46B4A2 #468FB4
triadic
#46B4A2 #A246B4 #B4A246
tetradic
#46B4A2 #6B46B4 #B44658 #8FB446
square
#46B4A2 #6B46B4 #B44658 #8FB446
split-complementary
#46B4A2 #B4468F #B46B46
monochromatic
#245C53 #35887A #46B4A2 #70C7B9 #9CD8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#46B4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#46B4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B4A2
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B4A2 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9EA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.103 180.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cbbd',
500: '#46b4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b4a2; $custom-light: #85cbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 180,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.182,
"s": 44,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70203,
"c": 0.10338,
"h": 180.5
},
"luminance": 0.36553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B4A2
secondary
#C59199
accent
#5469D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281