What color is #46A294?

#46A294 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A294?

The RGB value is 70, 162, 148: 70 red, 162 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A294?

The complementary color is #A24654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A294 color

#46A294 rgb(70, 162, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46A294 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 63.5% green and 58% blue (70, 162, 148).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 40% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#46A294 color codes

HEX	`#46A294`
RGB	`rgb(70, 162, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 63.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 40%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 57%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, -30.76, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 30.77, 181.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.789, 29.279, 32.567)`
Decimal	`4629140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A294, 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 #46A294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46A294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #46A294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a294; }
.text { color: #46a294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 162 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a294, #4682a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #46A294?: #46A294 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A294?: The RGB value is 70, 162, 148: 70 red, 162 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A294?: The complementary color is #A24654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.