Palettes / Colors / #46AAA3

#46AAA3 — Muted Teal

#46AAA3 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #46AAA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#46AAA3 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA464C; it also sits naturally between #46AA71 and #467FAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #46AAA3

.text { color: #46AAA3; }
.background { background-color: #46AAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46AAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 170, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 42%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46AAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 170, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46AAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 170, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46AAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46AAA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA464C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46AAA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #46AAA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #46AAA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #46AAA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #46AAA2  ·  #46AAA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #46AAA3?

#46AAA3 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 70, 170, 163). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46AAA3?

#46AAA3 is RGB 70, 170, 163 — HSL 176°, 42%, 47% — CMYK 59%, 0%, 4%, 33%.

What colors go with #46AAA3?

Its complement is #AA464C; analogous partners are #46AA71 and #467FAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46AAA3 for text?

Black text on #46AAA3 has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.