What color is #46827E?

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

What is the RGB value of #46827E?

The RGB value is 70, 130, 126: 70 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46827E?

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

Is black or white text better on #46827E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46827E color

#46827E rgb(70, 130, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46827E is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51% green and 49.4% blue (70, 130, 126).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#46827E color codes

HEX	`#46827E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 130, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -20.53, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 20.9, 190.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.273, 18.773, 22.606)`
Decimal	`4620926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46827E, 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 #46827E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46827E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #46827E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46827e; }
.text { color: #46827e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46827e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 130 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46827e, #466882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #46827E?: #46827E is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46827E?: The RGB value is 70, 130, 126: 70 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46827E?: The complementary color is #82464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46827E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.