What color is #46A795?

#46A795 is a desaturated spring green known as Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jewel Weed?

The RGB value is 70, 167, 149: 70 red, 167 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jewel Weed?

The complementary color is #A74658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jewel Weed color: hex code #46A795

#46A795 rgb(70, 167, 149)

Shades of teal

Jewel Weed has the hex code #46A795. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 65.5% green and 58.4% blue (70, 167, 149).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

Jewel Weed (#46A795) color codes

HEX	`#46A795`
RGB	`rgb(70, 167, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 65.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, -32.88, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 32.89, 178.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.767, 31.107, 33.285)`
Decimal	`4630421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jewel Weed, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #46A795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46A795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #46A795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a795; }
.text { color: #46a795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 167 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a795, #4688a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

See #46A795 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #46A795?: #46A795 is a desaturated spring green known as Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jewel Weed?: The RGB value is 70, 167, 149: 70 red, 167 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jewel Weed?: The complementary color is #A74658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.