What color is #46846B?

#46846B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46846B?

The RGB value is 70, 132, 107: 70 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46846B?

The complementary color is #84465F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46846B color

#46846B rgb(70, 132, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #46846B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (70, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#46846B color codes

HEX	`#46846B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, -26.34, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 27.35, 164.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.43, 18.865, 16.841)`
Decimal	`4621419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46846B, 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 #46846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #46846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46846b; }
.text { color: #46846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46846b, #467e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #46846B?: #46846B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46846B?: The RGB value is 70, 132, 107: 70 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46846B?: The complementary color is #84465F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.