What color is #46827A?

#46827A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46827A?

The RGB value is 70, 130, 122: 70 red, 130 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46827A?

The complementary color is #82464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46827A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46827A color

#46827A rgb(70, 130, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46827A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51% green and 47.8% blue (70, 130, 122).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#46827A color codes

HEX	`#46827A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 130, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.3, -21.59, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.3, 21.67, 184.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.02, 18.671, 21.274)`
Decimal	`4620922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46827A, 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 #46827A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46827A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	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 #46827A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46827a; }
.text { color: #46827a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46827a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 130 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46827a, #466c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #46827A?: #46827A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46827A?: The RGB value is 70, 130, 122: 70 red, 130 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46827A?: The complementary color is #82464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46827A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.