What color is #46755F?

#46755F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46755F?

The RGB value is 70, 117, 95: 70 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46755F?

The complementary color is #75465C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46755F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46755F color

#46755F rgb(70, 117, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #46755F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 45.9% green and 37.3% blue (70, 117, 95).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#46755F color codes

HEX	`#46755F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 117, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 45.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, -21.47, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 22.63, 161.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.952, 14.85, 13.114)`
Decimal	`4617567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46755F, 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 #46755F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46755F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #46755F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46755f; }
.text { color: #46755f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46755f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 117 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46755f, #467375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #46755F?: #46755F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46755F?: The RGB value is 70, 117, 95: 70 red, 117 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46755F?: The complementary color is #75465C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46755F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.