What color is #46C299?

#46C299 is a moderate spring green known as Macau. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Macau?

The RGB value is 70, 194, 153: 70 red, 194 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Macau?

The complementary color is #C2466F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46C299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Macau color: hex code #46C299

#46C299 rgb(70, 194, 153)

Shades of green

Macau has the hex code #46C299. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 76.1% green and 60% blue (70, 194, 153).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 50% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

Macau (#46C299) color codes

HEX	`#46C299`
RGB	`rgb(70, 194, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 76.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 50%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 64%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71, -44.03, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71, 45.3, 166.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.564, 42.183, 36.82)`
Decimal	`4637337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Macau, 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 #46C299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46C299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #46C299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46c299; }
.text { color: #46c299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46c299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 194 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46c299, #46adc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #46C299 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #46C299?: #46C299 is a moderate spring green known as Macau. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Macau?: The RGB value is 70, 194, 153: 70 red, 194 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Macau?: The complementary color is #C2466F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46C299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.