#46B7A4#46B7A4
#46B7A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.106 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B7A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 183, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 10.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.91, -36.44, 0.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.91, 36.44, 179.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.01% -0.1057 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.01% 0.106 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1570, 37.8467, 41.0414) |
| Luminance | 0.3785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.63
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.79
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.55
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B7A4 #B74659
analogous
#46B76C #46B7A4 #4691B7
triadic
#46B7A4 #A446B7 #B7A446
tetradic
#46B7A4 #6C46B7 #B74659 #91B746
square
#46B7A4 #6C46B7 #B74659 #91B746
split-complementary
#46B7A4 #B74691 #B76C46
monochromatic
#245E55 #358B7C #46B7A4 #71C9BA #9EDAD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#46B7A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#46B7A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B7A4
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B7A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B7A4 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0ADA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA0A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b7a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 183, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.106 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cdbe',
500: '#46b7a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b7a4; $custom-light: #86cdbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b7a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 183,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.912,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71008,
"c": 0.10568,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.37849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B7A4
secondary
#C6939B
accent
#5369D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281