What color is #46B9B4?

#46B9B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46B9B4?

The RGB value is 70, 185, 180: 70 red, 185 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46B9B4?

The complementary color is #B9464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46B9B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46B9B4 color

#46B9B4 rgb(70, 185, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46B9B4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 72.5% green and 70.6% blue (70, 185, 180).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#46B9B4 color codes

HEX	`#46B9B4`
RGB	`rgb(70, 185, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 72.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, -33.09, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 33.84, 192.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.109, 39.292, 49.274)`
Decimal	`4635060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46B9B4, 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 #46B9B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46B9B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #46B9B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46b9b4; }
.text { color: #46b9b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46b9b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 185 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46b9b4, #4684b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46B9B4?: #46B9B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46B9B4?: The RGB value is 70, 185, 180: 70 red, 185 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46B9B4?: The complementary color is #B9464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46B9B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.