#46B79E#46B79E
#46B79E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.109 H 175.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 183, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 13.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, -37.98, 3.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 38.12, 175.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.83% -0.1084 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.83% 0.109 175.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6279, 37.6350, 38.2548) |
| Luminance | 0.3764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.07
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B79E #B7465F
analogous
#46B766 #46B79E #4697B7
triadic
#46B79E #9E46B7 #B79E46
tetradic
#46B79E #6646B7 #B7465F #97B746
square
#46B79E #6646B7 #B7465F #97B746
split-complementary
#46B79E #B74697 #B76646
monochromatic
#245E52 #358B78 #46B79E #71C9B5 #9EDACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#46B79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#46B79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B79E
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B79E | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AC9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A0A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 183, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.109 175.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cdba',
500: '#46b79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b79e; $custom-light: #85cdba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 183,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.726,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70829,
"c": 0.10875,
"h": 175.7
},
"luminance": 0.37638
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B79E
secondary
#C6939E
accent
#5370D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280