What color is #46976B?

#46976B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46976B?

The RGB value is 70, 151, 107: 70 red, 151 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46976B?

The complementary color is #974672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46976B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46976B color

#46976B rgb(70, 151, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #46976B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 59.2% green and 42% blue (70, 151, 107).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#46976B color codes

HEX	`#46976B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 151, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 59.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 54%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -35.37, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 38.75, 155.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.245, 24.495, 17.779)`
Decimal	`4626283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46976B, 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 #46976B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46976B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #46976B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46976b; }
.text { color: #46976b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46976b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 151 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46976b, #469793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #46976B?: #46976B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46976B?: The RGB value is 70, 151, 107: 70 red, 151 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46976B?: The complementary color is #974672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46976B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.