What color is #46602B?

#46602B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46602B?

The RGB value is 70, 96, 43: 70 red, 96 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46602B?

The complementary color is #452B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46602B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46602B color

#46602B rgb(70, 96, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #46602B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 37.6% green and 16.9% blue (70, 96, 43).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#46602B color codes

HEX	`#46602B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 96, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 37.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 38%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 55%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, -19.83, 26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 33.45, 126.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.145, 9.842, 3.808)`
Decimal	`4612139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46602B, 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 #46602B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46602B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #46602B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46602b; }
.text { color: #46602b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46602b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 96 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46602b, #2c602b); }

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Questions

What color is #46602B?: #46602B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46602B?: The RGB value is 70, 96, 43: 70 red, 96 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46602B?: The complementary color is #452B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46602B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.