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#46BEAA Color

#46BEAA is rgb(70, 190, 170) in RGB, hsl(170, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46BEAA
HEX#46BEAA
RGBrgb(70, 190, 170)
HSLhsl(170, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(170, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 11%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.11 180)
LABlab(69.97% -38.49 -0.29)
LCHlch(69.97% 38.49 180.43)

What #46BEAA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #46BEAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 5.07Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.01Zomp#39A78EΔE 9.01Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 9.2Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 9.39Persian Green#00A693ΔE 9.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#46BEAA Channel Values

How #46BEAA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 190 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46BEAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46BEAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46BEAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46BEAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46BEAA
Complementary
#BE465A
Analogous
#46BE6E
Analogous
#4696BE
Triadic
#AA46BE
Triadic
#BEAA46
Split comp.
#BE4696
Split comp.
#BE6E46

Tints & Shades of #46BEAA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#60C7B6
#77CFC1
#92D9CD
#ACE2D9
#C6EBE5
#DDF3EF

Shades

#3AA694
#328F80
#297568
#205B51
#174039
#0F2A25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46BEAA.

How #46BEAA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#46BEAA
Protanopia#B1B1AA
Protanomaly#92B6AA
Deuteranopia#A3A3AC
Deuteranomaly#87AEAB
Tritanopia#4EBCBC
Tritanomaly#4BBDB5
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #46BEAA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-46beaa: #46BEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46BEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46beaa': '#46BEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.745, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_46beaa">#46BEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#46BEAA"

More Teal Colors

#46BEAA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#46BEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46BEAA?

#46BEAA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(70, 190, 170) in RGB and hsl(170, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #46BEAA?

#46BEAA is rgb(70, 190, 170) — red 70, green 190, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46BEAA?

#46BEAA converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 11%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46BEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46BEAA scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46BEAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46BEAA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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