What color is #46918B?

#46918B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46918B?

The RGB value is 70, 145, 139: 70 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46918B?

The complementary color is #91464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46918B color

#46918B rgb(70, 145, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46918B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (70, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#46918B color codes

HEX	`#46918B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 52%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -24.77, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 25.08, 189.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.309, 23.415, 28.029)`
Decimal	`4624779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46918B, 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 #46918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #46918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46918b; }
.text { color: #46918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46918b, #467191); }

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Questions

What color is #46918B?: #46918B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46918B?: The RGB value is 70, 145, 139: 70 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46918B?: The complementary color is #91464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.