#46BF9E#46BF9E
#46BF9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.118 H 171.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 17.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, -41.54, 6.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 42.09, 170.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.82% -0.117 0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.82% 0.118 171.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3251, 41.0294, 38.8205) |
| Luminance | 0.4103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.30
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.89
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BF9E #BF4667
analogous
#46BF61 #46BF9E #46A3BF
triadic
#46BF9E #9E46BF #BF9E46
tetradic
#46BF9E #6146BF #BF4667 #A3BF46
square
#46BF9E #6146BF #BF4667 #A3BF46
split-complementary
#46BF9E #BF46A3 #BF6146
monochromatic
#246755 #33947A #46BF9E #73CFB6 #A1DECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#46BF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#46BF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BF9E
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BF9E | 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)
#B9B39C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A6A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bf9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.118 171.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3ba',
500: '#46bf9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bf9e; $custom-light: #87d3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bf9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.636,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72822,
"c": 0.11823,
"h": 171.6
},
"luminance": 0.41032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BF9E
secondary
#CB96A4
accent
#5075D8
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380