What color is #46AA36?

#46AA36 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Try Your Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46AA36?

The RGB value is 70, 170, 54: 70 red, 170 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46AA36?

The complementary color is #9A36AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46AA36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46AA36 color

#46AA36 rgb(70, 170, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #46AA36 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 66.7% green and 21.2% blue (70, 170, 54).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 52% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Try Your Luck (#34B334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#46AA36 color codes

HEX	`#46AA36`
RGB	`rgb(70, 170, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 66.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 52%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 68%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 68%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, -51.09, 49.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 70.9, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.566, 30.316, 8.415)`
Decimal	`4631094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46AA36, 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 #46AA36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46AA36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #46AA36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46aa36; }
.text { color: #46aa36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46aa36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 170 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46aa36, #36aa60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #46AA36?: #46AA36 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Try Your Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46AA36?: The RGB value is 70, 170, 54: 70 red, 170 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46AA36?: The complementary color is #9A36AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46AA36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.