What color is #46996F?

#46996F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46996F?

The RGB value is 70, 153, 111: 70 red, 153 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46996F?

The complementary color is #994670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46996F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46996F color

#46996F rgb(70, 153, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #46996F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 60% green and 43.5% blue (70, 153, 111).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#46996F color codes

HEX	`#46996F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 153, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 60%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.3, -35.43, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.3, 38.31, 157.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.785, 25.231, 19.021)`
Decimal	`4626799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46996F, 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 #46996F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46996F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #46996F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46996f; }
.text { color: #46996f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46996f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 153 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46996f, #469999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #46996F?: #46996F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46996F?: The RGB value is 70, 153, 111: 70 red, 153 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46996F?: The complementary color is #994670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46996F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.