What color is #46AE7E?

#46AE7E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46AE7E?

The RGB value is 70, 174, 126: 70 red, 174 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46AE7E?

The complementary color is #AE4676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46AE7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46AE7E color

#46AE7E rgb(70, 174, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #46AE7E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 68.2% green and 49.4% blue (70, 174, 126).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#46AE7E color codes

HEX	`#46AE7E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 174, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 68.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 60%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.22, -41.49, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.22, 44.42, 159.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.426, 33.078, 24.99)`
Decimal	`4632190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46AE7E, 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 #46AE7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46AE7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #46AE7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46ae7e; }
.text { color: #46ae7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46ae7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 174 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46ae7e, #46aaae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46AE7E?: #46AE7E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46AE7E?: The RGB value is 70, 174, 126: 70 red, 174 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46AE7E?: The complementary color is #AE4676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46AE7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.