#46BEAA#46BEAA
#46BEAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.110 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 190, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 10.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, -38.08, 0.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 38.08, 179.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.1104 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.11 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1915, 41.0283, 44.4559) |
| Luminance | 0.4103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.62
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BEAA #BE465A
analogous
#46BE6E #46BEAA #4696BE
triadic
#46BEAA #AA46BE #BEAA46
tetradic
#46BEAA #6E46BE #BE465A #96BE46
square
#46BEAA #6E46BE #BE465A #96BE46
split-complementary
#46BEAA #BE4696 #BE6E46
monochromatic
#24665B #349383 #46BEAA #73CEBF #A1DED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#46BEAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#46BEAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BEAA
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BEAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BEAA | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A6AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46beaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 190, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.110 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d2c3',
500: '#46beaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46beaa; $custom-light: #87d2c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46beaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 190,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 48,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72922,
"c": 0.11037,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.41031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BEAA
secondary
#CA959E
accent
#5067D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281