What color is #46725A?

#46725A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46725A?

The RGB value is 70, 114, 90: 70 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46725A?

The complementary color is #72465E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46725A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46725A color

#46725A rgb(70, 114, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #46725A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 44.7% green and 35.3% blue (70, 114, 90).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#46725A color codes

HEX	`#46725A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 114, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 44.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.34, -21.03, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.34, 22.71, 157.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.388, 14.074, 11.84)`
Decimal	`4616794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46725A, 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 #46725A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46725A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #46725A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46725a; }
.text { color: #46725a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46725a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 114 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46725a, #467270); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #46725A?: #46725A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46725A?: The RGB value is 70, 114, 90: 70 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46725A?: The complementary color is #72465E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46725A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.