Palettes / Colors / #46BABE

#46BABE — Muted Teal

#46BABE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#46BABE 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 #BE4A46; it also sits naturally between #46BE86 and #467EBE. 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 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #46BABE

.text { color: #46BABE; }
.background { background-color: #46BABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46BABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 186, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 48%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46BABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 186, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46BABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 186, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #46BABE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE4A46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46BABE: #000000.

How #46BABE 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 #46BABE 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

← #46BABD  ·  #46BABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #46BABE?

#46BABE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 70, 186, 190). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46BABE?

#46BABE is RGB 70, 186, 190 — HSL 182°, 48%, 51% — CMYK 63%, 2%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #46BABE?

Its complement is #BE4A46; analogous partners are #46BE86 and #467EBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46BABE for text?

Black text on #46BABE has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.