What color is #46B4A6?

#46B4A6 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46B4A6?

The RGB value is 70, 180, 166: 70 red, 180 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46B4A6?

The complementary color is #B44654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46B4A6 color

#46B4A6 rgb(70, 180, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46B4A6 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 70.6% green and 65.1% blue (70, 180, 166).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Waterfall (#3AB0A2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#46B4A6 color codes

HEX	`#46B4A6`
RGB	`rgb(70, 180, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 70.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 61%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, -34.53, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 34.6, 183.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.727, 36.695, 41.796)`
Decimal	`4633766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46B4A6, 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 #46B4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #46B4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b4a6; }
.text { color: #46b4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 180 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b4a6, #468bb4); }

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Questions

What color is #46B4A6?: #46B4A6 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46B4A6?: The RGB value is 70, 180, 166: 70 red, 180 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46B4A6?: The complementary color is #B44654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.