What color is #46A09D?

#46A09D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A09D?

The RGB value is 70, 160, 157: 70 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A09D?

The complementary color is #A04649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A09D color

#46A09D rgb(70, 160, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46A09D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 62.7% green and 61.6% blue (70, 160, 157).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#46A09D color codes

HEX	`#46A09D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 160, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 62.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 56%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -27.35, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 28.12, 193.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.18, 28.876, 36.349)`
Decimal	`4628637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A09D, 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 #46A09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46A09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #46A09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a09d; }
.text { color: #46a09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 160 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a09d, #4676a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #46A09D?: #46A09D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A09D?: The RGB value is 70, 160, 157: 70 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A09D?: The complementary color is #A04649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.