#46B99D#46B99D
#46B99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.112 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 185, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 15.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.34, -39.13, 4.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.34, 39.40, 173.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.3% -0.111 0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.3% 0.112 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9576, 38.4316, 37.9418) |
| Luminance | 0.3843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.07
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B99D #B94662
analogous
#46B963 #46B99D #469CB9
triadic
#46B99D #9D46B9 #B99D46
tetradic
#46B99D #6346B9 #B94662 #9CB946
square
#46B99D #6346B9 #B94662 #9CB946
split-complementary
#46B99D #B9469C #B96346
monochromatic
#246052 #358D77 #46B99D #72CAB5 #9FDBCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#46B99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#46B99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B99D
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B99D | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AE9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A29F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 185, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.112 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86ceb9',
500: '#46b99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b99d; $custom-light: #86ceb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 185,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.391,
"s": 45.098,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71298,
"c": 0.11167,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.38434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B99D
secondary
#C794A0
accent
#5373D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280