What color is #46736E?

#46736E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46736E?

The RGB value is 70, 115, 110: 70 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46736E?

The complementary color is #73464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46736E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46736E color

#46736E rgb(70, 115, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46736E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (70, 115, 110).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#46736E color codes

HEX	`#46736E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 115, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 45.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -16.73, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 16.86, 187.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.47, 14.689, 16.98)`
Decimal	`4617070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46736E, 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 #46736E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46736E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #46736E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46736e; }
.text { color: #46736e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46736e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 115 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46736e, #466173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #46736E?: #46736E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46736E?: The RGB value is 70, 115, 110: 70 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46736E?: The complementary color is #73464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46736E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.