What color is #46844E?

#46844E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46844E?

The RGB value is 70, 132, 78: 70 red, 132 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46844E?

The complementary color is #84467C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46844E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46844E color

#46844E rgb(70, 132, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #46844E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51.8% green and 30.6% blue (70, 132, 78).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#46844E color codes

HEX	`#46844E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 132, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, -32.26, 23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 39.68, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.152, 18.354, 10.109)`
Decimal	`4621390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46844E, 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 #46844E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46844E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #46844E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46844e; }
.text { color: #46844e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46844e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 132 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46844e, #46846d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46844E?: #46844E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46844E?: The RGB value is 70, 132, 78: 70 red, 132 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46844E?: The complementary color is #84467C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46844E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.