#46BFA6#46BFA6
#46BFA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.113 H 176.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BFA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 13.1%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.40, -39.56, 2.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.40, 39.65, 176.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% -0.1133 0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.113 176.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0362, 41.3139, 42.5658) |
| Luminance | 0.4132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.80
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.04
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.26
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BFA6 #BF465F
analogous
#46BF69 #46BFA6 #469BBF
triadic
#46BFA6 #A646BF #BFA646
tetradic
#46BFA6 #6946BF #BF465F #9BBF46
square
#46BFA6 #6946BF #BF465F #9BBF46
split-complementary
#46BFA6 #BF469B #BF6946
monochromatic
#246759 #339480 #46BFA6 #73CFBC #A1DED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#46BFA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#46BFA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BFA6
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BFA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BFA6 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A7A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bfa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.113 176.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c0',
500: '#46bfa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bfa6; $custom-light: #87d3c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bfa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.603,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7305,
"c": 0.11345,
"h": 176.7
},
"luminance": 0.41317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BFA6
secondary
#CB96A1
accent
#506CD8
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381