#46BBAF#46BBAF
#46BBAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.105 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BBAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 187, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 6.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -35.39, -3.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 35.58, 185.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.34% -0.1049 -0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.34% 0.105 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0305, 39.9349, 46.7801) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.24
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.33
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BBAF #BB4652
analogous
#46BB74 #46BBAF #468CBB
triadic
#46BBAF #AF46BB #BBAF46
tetradic
#46BBAF #7446BB #BB4652 #8CBB46
square
#46BBAF #7446BB #BB4652 #8CBB46
split-complementary
#46BBAF #BB468C #BB7446
monochromatic
#24625C #358F86 #46BBAF #73CBC2 #A0DCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#46BBAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#46BBAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BBAF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BBAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BBAF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A4B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bbaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 187, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.105 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d0c6',
500: '#46bbaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bbaf; $custom-light: #87d0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bbaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 187,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.846,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72339,
"c": 0.10545,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.39938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BBAF
secondary
#C8949A
accent
#525FD6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282