What color is #46887C?

#46887C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46887C?

The RGB value is 70, 136, 124: 70 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46887C?

The complementary color is #884652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46887C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46887C color

#46887C rgb(70, 136, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46887C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (70, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#46887C color codes

HEX	`#46887C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -24.17, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 24.17, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.967, 20.364, 22.207)`
Decimal	`4622460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46887C, 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 #46887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46887C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #46887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46887c; }
.text { color: #46887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46887c, #467388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #46887C?: #46887C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46887C?: The RGB value is 70, 136, 124: 70 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46887C?: The complementary color is #884652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46887C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.