What color is #46958A?

#46958A 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 #46958A?

The RGB value is 70, 149, 138: 70 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46958A?

The complementary color is #954651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46958A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46958A color

#46958A rgb(70, 149, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46958A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 58.4% green and 54.1% blue (70, 149, 138).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#46958A color codes

HEX	`#46958A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 149, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 58.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.71, -27.04, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.71, 27.09, 183.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.859, 24.63, 27.853)`
Decimal	`4625802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46958A, 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 #46958A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46958A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #46958A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46958a; }
.text { color: #46958a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46958a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 149 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46958a, #467995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #46958A?: #46958A 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 #46958A?: The RGB value is 70, 149, 138: 70 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46958A?: The complementary color is #954651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46958A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.