What color is #46B0A8?

#46B0A8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46B0A8?

The RGB value is 70, 176, 168: 70 red, 176 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46B0A8?

The complementary color is #B0464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46B0A8 color

#46B0A8 rgb(70, 176, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46B0A8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 69% green and 65.9% blue (70, 176, 168).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#46B0A8 color codes

HEX	`#46B0A8`
RGB	`rgb(70, 176, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 69%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 60%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, -32.11, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 32.49, 188.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.116, 35.177, 42.504)`
Decimal	`4632744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46B0A8, 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 #46B0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #46B0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b0a8; }
.text { color: #46b0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 176 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b0a8, #4683b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46B0A8?: #46B0A8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46B0A8?: The RGB value is 70, 176, 168: 70 red, 176 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46B0A8?: The complementary color is #B0464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.