#46BDA3#46BDA3
#46BDA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.113 H 175.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BDA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 189, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 13.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, -39.42, 3.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 39.56, 175.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% -0.1125 0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.113 175.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3311, 40.3387, 40.9890) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.20
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.32
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.43
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BDA3 #BD4660
analogous
#46BD67 #46BDA3 #469BBD
triadic
#46BDA3 #A346BD #BDA346
tetradic
#46BDA3 #6746BD #BD4660 #9BBD46
square
#46BDA3 #6746BD #BD4660 #9BBD46
split-complementary
#46BDA3 #BD469B #BD6746
monochromatic
#246557 #34927D #46BDA3 #73CDB9 #A0DDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#46BDA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#46BDA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BDA3
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BDA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BDA3 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B2A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A5A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bda3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 189, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.113 175.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d1be',
500: '#46bda3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bda3; $custom-light: #87d1be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bda3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 189,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.891,
"s": 47.41,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72466,
"c": 0.11284,
"h": 175.8
},
"luminance": 0.40342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BDA3
secondary
#CA95A1
accent
#516ED7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281