#46B99F#46B99F
#46B99F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.110 H 175.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 185, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 62%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 14.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.39, -38.63, 3.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.39, 38.80, 174.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% -0.1101 0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.11 175.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1298, 38.5005, 38.8484) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.47
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B99F #B94660
analogous
#46B966 #46B99F #4699B9
triadic
#46B99F #9F46B9 #B99F46
tetradic
#46B99F #6646B9 #B94660 #99B946
square
#46B99F #6646B9 #B94660 #99B946
split-complementary
#46B99F #B94699 #B96646
monochromatic
#246053 #358D79 #46B99F #72CAB6 #9FDBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#46B99F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#46B99F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B99F
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B99F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B99F | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AE9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b99f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 185, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.110 175.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cebb',
500: '#46b99f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b99f; $custom-light: #86cebb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b99f",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 185,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.435,
"s": 45.098,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71356,
"c": 0.11049,
"h": 175.3
},
"luminance": 0.38503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B99F
secondary
#C7949F
accent
#5370D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280