#46B8A2#46B8A2
#46B8A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.108 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 184, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 12%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.16, -37.42, 1.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.16, 37.45, 177.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.2% -0.1077 0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.2% 0.108 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1848, 38.1890, 40.1667) |
| Luminance | 0.3819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.34
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.50
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B8A2 #B8465C
analogous
#46B869 #46B8A2 #4695B8
triadic
#46B8A2 #A246B8 #B8A246
tetradic
#46B8A2 #6946B8 #B8465C #95B846
square
#46B8A2 #6946B8 #B8465C #95B846
split-complementary
#46B8A2 #B84695 #B86946
monochromatic
#245F54 #358C7B #46B8A2 #72C9B8 #9EDACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#46B8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#46B8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B8A2
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B8A2 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1ADA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A1A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 184, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.108 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cebd',
500: '#46b8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b8a2; $custom-light: #86cebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 184,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.421,
"s": 44.882,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71196,
"c": 0.10774,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.38192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B8A2
secondary
#C7939D
accent
#536CD5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281