What color is #46885E?

#46885E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46885E?

The RGB value is 70, 136, 94: 70 red, 136 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46885E?

The complementary color is #884670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46885E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46885E color

#46885E rgb(70, 136, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #46885E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 53.3% green and 36.9% blue (70, 136, 94).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#46885E color codes

HEX	`#46885E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 136, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 53.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -31.12, 16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 35.09, 152.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.349, 19.718, 13.69)`
Decimal	`4622430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46885E, 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 #46885E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46885E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #46885E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46885e; }
.text { color: #46885e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46885e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 136 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46885e, #46887f); }

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Questions

What color is #46885E?: #46885E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46885E?: The RGB value is 70, 136, 94: 70 red, 136 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46885E?: The complementary color is #884670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46885E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.