What color is #46BA84?

#46BA84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46BA84?

The RGB value is 70, 186, 132: 70 red, 186 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46BA84?

The complementary color is #BA467C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46BA84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46BA84 color

#46BA84 rgb(70, 186, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #46BA84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 72.9% green and 51.8% blue (70, 186, 132).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#46BA84 color codes

HEX	`#46BA84`
RGB	`rgb(70, 186, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 72.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, -45.31, 17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 48.73, 158.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.247, 38.083, 27.898)`
Decimal	`4635268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46BA84, 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 #46BA84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46BA84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #46BA84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46ba84; }
.text { color: #46ba84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46ba84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 186 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46ba84, #46b6ba); }

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Questions

What color is #46BA84?: #46BA84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46BA84?: The RGB value is 70, 186, 132: 70 red, 186 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46BA84?: The complementary color is #BA467C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46BA84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.