What color is #46B8AD?

#46B8AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46B8AD?

The RGB value is 70, 184, 173: 70 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46B8AD?

The complementary color is #B84651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46B8AD color

#46B8AD rgb(70, 184, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46B8AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 72.2% green and 67.8% blue (70, 184, 173).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#46B8AD color codes

HEX	`#46B8AD`
RGB	`rgb(70, 184, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 72.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 62%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, -34.53, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 34.75, 186.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.206, 38.597, 45.543)`
Decimal	`4634797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46B8AD, 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 #46B8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #46B8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b8ad; }
.text { color: #46b8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 184 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b8ad, #468ab8); }

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Questions

What color is #46B8AD?: #46B8AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46B8AD?: The RGB value is 70, 184, 173: 70 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46B8AD?: The complementary color is #B84651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.