What color is #46614B?

#46614B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46614B?

The RGB value is 70, 97, 75: 70 red, 97 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46614B?

The complementary color is #61465C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46614B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46614B color

#46614B rgb(70, 97, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #46614B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 38% green and 29.4% blue (70, 97, 75).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#46614B color codes

HEX	`#46614B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 97, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 38%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.48, -15.06, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.48, 17.74, 148.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.07, 10.359, 8.23)`
Decimal	`4612427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46614B, 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 #46614B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46614B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	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 #46614B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46614b; }
.text { color: #46614b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46614b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 97 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46614b, #466158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #46614B?: #46614B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46614B?: The RGB value is 70, 97, 75: 70 red, 97 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46614B?: The complementary color is #61465C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46614B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.