#46B7AC#46B7AC
#46B7AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.103 H 186.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B7AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 183, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.13, -34.33, -3.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.13, 34.55, 186.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.26% -0.102 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.26% 0.103 186.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9023, 38.1448, 44.9666) |
| Luminance | 0.3815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.73
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B7AC #B74651
analogous
#46B773 #46B7AC #468AB7
triadic
#46B7AC #AC46B7 #B7AC46
tetradic
#46B7AC #7346B7 #B74651 #8AB746
square
#46B7AC #7346B7 #B74651 #8AB746
split-complementary
#46B7AC #B7468A #B77346
monochromatic
#245E59 #358B82 #46B7AC #71C9C0 #9EDAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#46B7AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#46B7AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B7AC
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B7AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B7AC | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEADAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA1AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b7ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 183, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.103 186.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cdc4',
500: '#46b7ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b7ac; $custom-light: #86cdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b7ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 183,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.159,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71259,
"c": 0.10265,
"h": 186.2
},
"luminance": 0.38148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B7AC
secondary
#C69398
accent
#5360D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281