#46BFAE#46BFAE
#46BFAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.110 H 182.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 63%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 8.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.61, -37.50, -1.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.61, 37.52, 182.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.29% -0.1096 -0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.29% 0.11 182.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7930, 41.6166, 46.5516) |
| Luminance | 0.4162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BFAE #BF4657
analogous
#46BF71 #46BFAE #4693BF
triadic
#46BFAE #AE46BF #BFAE46
tetradic
#46BFAE #7146BF #BF4657 #93BF46
square
#46BFAE #7146BF #BF4657 #93BF46
split-complementary
#46BFAE #BF4693 #BF7146
monochromatic
#24675E #339487 #46BFAE #73CFC2 #A1DED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#46BFAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#46BFAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BFAE
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BFAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BFAE | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B4AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A7B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bfae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.110 182.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d3c6',
500: '#46bfae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bfae; $custom-light: #87d3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bfae",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.57,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73291,
"c": 0.10968,
"h": 182.2
},
"luminance": 0.4162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BFAE
secondary
#CB969D
accent
#5063D8
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382