What color is #46A699?

#46A699 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 #46A699?

The RGB value is 70, 166, 153: 70 red, 166 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46A699?

The complementary color is #A64653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46A699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46A699 color

#46A699 rgb(70, 166, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46A699 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 65.1% green and 60% blue (70, 166, 153).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#46A699 color codes

HEX	`#46A699`
RGB	`rgb(70, 166, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 65.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -31.36, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 31.41, 183.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.909, 30.872, 34.935)`
Decimal	`4630169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46A699, 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 #46A699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46A699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #46A699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46a699; }
.text { color: #46a699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46a699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 166 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46a699, #4683a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #46A699?: #46A699 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 #46A699?: The RGB value is 70, 166, 153: 70 red, 166 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46A699?: The complementary color is #A64653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46A699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.