#46B89E#46B89E
#46B89E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.110 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B89E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 184, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 14.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.06, -38.43, 3.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.06, 38.61, 174.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.08% -0.1095 0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.08% 0.11 175.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8349, 38.0490, 38.3238) |
| Luminance | 0.3805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.16
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.54
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B89E #B84660
analogous
#46B865 #46B89E #4699B8
triadic
#46B89E #9E46B8 #B89E46
tetradic
#46B89E #6546B8 #B84660 #99B846
square
#46B89E #6546B8 #B84660 #99B846
split-complementary
#46B89E #B84699 #B86546
monochromatic
#245F52 #358C78 #46B89E #72C9B5 #9EDACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#46B89E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#46B89E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B89E
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B89E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B89E | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AD9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A1A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b89e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 184, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.110 175.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86ceba',
500: '#46b89e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b89e; $custom-light: #86ceba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b89e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 184,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.316,
"s": 44.882,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71078,
"c": 0.10991,
"h": 175.2
},
"luminance": 0.38052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B89E
secondary
#C7939F
accent
#5371D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280