#46BDA2#46BDA2
#46BDA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.113 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BDA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 189, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 14.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, -39.67, 3.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 39.86, 174.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% -0.113 0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.113 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2418, 40.3030, 40.5190) |
| Luminance | 0.4031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.39
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.62
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BDA2 #BD4661
analogous
#46BD67 #46BDA2 #469CBD
triadic
#46BDA2 #A246BD #BDA246
tetradic
#46BDA2 #6746BD #BD4661 #9CBD46
square
#46BDA2 #6746BD #BD4661 #9CBD46
split-complementary
#46BDA2 #BD469C #BD6746
monochromatic
#246556 #34927D #46BDA2 #73CDB9 #A0DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#46BDA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#46BDA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BDA2
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BDA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BDA2 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B2A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A5A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bda2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 189, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.113 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1bd',
500: '#46bda2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bda2; $custom-light: #86d1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bda2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 189,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.387,
"s": 47.41,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72437,
"c": 0.1134,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.40306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BDA2
secondary
#CA95A1
accent
#516FD7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281