What color is #46968E?

#46968E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46968E?

The RGB value is 70, 150, 142: 70 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46968E?

The complementary color is #96464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46968E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46968E color

#46968E rgb(70, 150, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46968E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 58.8% green and 55.7% blue (70, 150, 142).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#46968E color codes

HEX	`#46968E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 150, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 58.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 53%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, -26.47, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 26.67, 187)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.313, 25.066, 29.459)`
Decimal	`4626062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46968E, 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 #46968E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46968E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #46968E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46968e; }
.text { color: #46968e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46968e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 150 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46968e, #467696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #46968E?: #46968E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46968E?: The RGB value is 70, 150, 142: 70 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46968E?: The complementary color is #96464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46968E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.