What color is #46553E?

#46553E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46553E?

The RGB value is 70, 85, 62: 70 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46553E?

The complementary color is #4D3E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46553E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46553E color

#46553E rgb(70, 85, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #46553E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 33.3% green and 24.3% blue (70, 85, 62).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#46553E color codes

HEX	`#46553E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 85, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 33.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.29, -10.79, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.29, 15.8, 133.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.644, 8.147, 5.779)`
Decimal	`4609342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46553E, 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 #46553E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46553E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #46553E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46553e; }
.text { color: #46553e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46553e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 85 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46553e, #3e5542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #46553E?: #46553E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46553E?: The RGB value is 70, 85, 62: 70 red, 85 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46553E?: The complementary color is #4D3E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46553E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.