What color is #46958F?

#46958F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46958F?

The RGB value is 70, 149, 143: 70 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46958F?

The complementary color is #95464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46958F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46958F color

#46958F rgb(70, 149, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46958F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 58.4% green and 56.1% blue (70, 149, 143).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#46958F color codes

HEX	`#46958F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 149, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 58.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, -25.7, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 26.05, 189.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.229, 24.778, 29.803)`
Decimal	`4625807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46958F, 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 #46958F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46958F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #46958F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46958f; }
.text { color: #46958f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46958f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 149 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46958f, #467495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #46958F?: #46958F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46958F?: The RGB value is 70, 149, 143: 70 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46958F?: The complementary color is #95464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46958F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.