What color is #46A567?

#46A567 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46A567?

The RGB value is 70, 165, 103: 70 red, 165 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A567?

The complementary color is #A54684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A567?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A567 color

#46A567 rgb(70, 165, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #46A567 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 64.7% green and 40.4% blue (70, 165, 103).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#46A567 color codes

HEX	`#46A567`
RGB	`rgb(70, 165, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 64.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, -42.29, 23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 48.6, 150.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.428, 29.19, 17.492)`
Decimal	`4629863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A567, 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 #46A567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#46A567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #46A567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a567; }
.text { color: #46a567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 165 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a567, #46a597); }

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Questions

What color is #46A567?: #46A567 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46A567?: The RGB value is 70, 165, 103: 70 red, 165 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A567?: The complementary color is #A54684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A567?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.