What color is #46614D?

#46614D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46614D?

The RGB value is 70, 97, 77: 70 red, 97 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46614D?

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

Is black or white text better on #46614D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46614D color

#46614D rgb(70, 97, 77)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 38% green and 30.2% blue (70, 97, 77).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#46614D color codes

HEX	`#46614D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 97, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 38%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.53, -14.65, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.53, 16.79, 150.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.14, 10.387, 8.596)`
Decimal	`4612429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46614D, 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 #46614D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46614D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #46614D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46614d; }
.text { color: #46614d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46614d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 97 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46614d, #46615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #46614D?: #46614D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46614D?: The RGB value is 70, 97, 77: 70 red, 97 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46614D?: The complementary color is #61465A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46614D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.