What color is #46836E?

#46836E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46836E?

The RGB value is 70, 131, 110: 70 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46836E?

The complementary color is #83465B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46836E?

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.

#46836E color

#46836E rgb(70, 131, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #46836E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (70, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#46836E color codes

HEX	`#46836E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, -25.13, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 25.67, 168.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.455, 18.659, 17.641)`
Decimal	`4621166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46836E, 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 #46836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46836E 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 #46836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46836e; }
.text { color: #46836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46836e, #467a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #46836E?: #46836E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46836E?: The RGB value is 70, 131, 110: 70 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46836E?: The complementary color is #83465B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46836E?: 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.