What color is #46A227?

#46A227 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A227?

The RGB value is 70, 162, 39: 70 red, 162 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A227?

The complementary color is #8327A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A227?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A227 color

#46A227 rgb(70, 162, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #46A227 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 63.5% green and 15.3% blue (70, 162, 39).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grass Is Greener (#3F9B0B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#46A227 color codes

HEX	`#46A227`
RGB	`rgb(70, 162, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 63.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 76%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 76%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, -49.32, 52.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 71.78, 133.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.812, 27.288, 6.353)`
Decimal	`4629031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A227, 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 #46A227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46A227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #46A227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a227; }
.text { color: #46a227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 162 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a227, #27a246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #46A227?: #46A227 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass Is Greener. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A227?: The RGB value is 70, 162, 39: 70 red, 162 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A227?: The complementary color is #8327A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A227?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.