What color is #46B387?

#46B387 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46B387?

The RGB value is 70, 179, 135: 70 red, 179 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46B387?

The complementary color is #B34672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46B387 color

#46B387 rgb(70, 179, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #46B387 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 70.2% green and 52.9% blue (70, 179, 135).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#46B387 color codes

HEX	`#46B387`
RGB	`rgb(70, 179, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 70.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 61%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 25%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, -41.68, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 43.77, 162.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.017, 35.289, 28.515)`
Decimal	`4633479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46B387, 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 #46B387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #46B387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b387; }
.text { color: #46b387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 179 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b387, #46a8b3); }

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Questions

What color is #46B387?: #46B387 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46B387?: The RGB value is 70, 179, 135: 70 red, 179 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46B387?: The complementary color is #B34672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.