What color is #46705F?

#46705F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46705F?

The RGB value is 70, 112, 95: 70 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46705F?

The complementary color is #704657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46705F color

#46705F rgb(70, 112, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #46705F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (70, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#46705F color codes

HEX	`#46705F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, -18.83, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 19.44, 165.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.385, 13.716, 12.925)`
Decimal	`4616287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46705F, 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 #46705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #46705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46705f; }
.text { color: #46705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46705f, #466c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #46705F?: #46705F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46705F?: The RGB value is 70, 112, 95: 70 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46705F?: The complementary color is #704657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.