What color is #46894B?

#46894B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46894B?

The RGB value is 70, 137, 75: 70 red, 137 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46894B?

The complementary color is #894684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46894B?

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.

#46894B color

#46894B rgb(70, 137, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #46894B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 53.7% green and 29.4% blue (70, 137, 75).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 32% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#46894B color codes

HEX	`#46894B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 137, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 53.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 32%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 49%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 45%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -35.04, 26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 44.11, 142.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.741, 19.7, 9.786)`
Decimal	`4622667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46894B, 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 #46894B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46894B 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 #46894B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46894b; }
.text { color: #46894b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46894b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 137 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46894b, #46896c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #46894B?: #46894B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46894B?: The RGB value is 70, 137, 75: 70 red, 137 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46894B?: The complementary color is #894684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46894B?: 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.