#46B59F#46B59F
#46B59F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.106 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B59F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 181, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 0%, 12.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.16, -36.81, 1.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.16, 36.86, 177.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.36% -0.1058 0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.36% 0.106 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3047, 36.8504, 38.5734) |
| Luminance | 0.3685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.41
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B59F #B5465C
analogous
#46B568 #46B59F #4694B5
triadic
#46B59F #9F46B5 #B59F46
tetradic
#46B59F #6846B5 #B5465C #94B546
square
#46B59F #6846B5 #B5465C #94B546
split-complementary
#46B59F #B54694 #B56846
monochromatic
#245D51 #358978 #46B59F #70C8B6 #9CD9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#46B59F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#46B59F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B59F
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B59F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B59F | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAB9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b59f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 181, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.106 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ccbb',
500: '#46b59f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b59f; $custom-light: #85ccbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b59f",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 181,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.108,
"s": 44.223,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7036,
"c": 0.10592,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.36853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B59F
secondary
#C5929C
accent
#546DD4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280