What color is #46715E?

#46715E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46715E?

The RGB value is 70, 113, 94: 70 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46715E?

The complementary color is #714659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46715E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46715E color

#46715E rgb(70, 113, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #46715E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 44.3% green and 36.9% blue (70, 113, 94).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#46715E color codes

HEX	`#46715E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 113, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 44.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, -19.59, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 20.45, 163.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.451, 13.92, 12.724)`
Decimal	`4616542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46715E, 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 #46715E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46715E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #46715E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46715e; }
.text { color: #46715e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46715e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 113 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46715e, #466e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #46715E?: #46715E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46715E?: The RGB value is 70, 113, 94: 70 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46715E?: The complementary color is #714659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46715E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.