What color is #46A03A?

#46A03A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A03A?

The RGB value is 70, 160, 58: 70 red, 160 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A03A?

The complementary color is #943AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A03A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A03A color

#46A03A rgb(70, 160, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #46A03A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 62.7% green and 22.7% blue (70, 160, 58).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 47% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#46A03A color codes

HEX	`#46A03A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 160, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 62.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 47%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 64%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 64%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, -46.89, 43.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 64.27, 136.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.86, 26.748, 8.329)`
Decimal	`4628538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A03A, 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 #46A03A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46A03A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #46A03A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a03a; }
.text { color: #46a03a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a03a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 160 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a03a, #3aa061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #46A03A?: #46A03A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A03A?: The RGB value is 70, 160, 58: 70 red, 160 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A03A?: The complementary color is #943AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A03A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.