What color is #46BEB2?

#46BEB2 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 #46BEB2?

The RGB value is 70, 190, 178: 70 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46BEB2?

The complementary color is #BE4652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46BEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46BEB2 color

#46BEB2 rgb(70, 190, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46BEB2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (70, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 48% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% 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 9.27:1).

#46BEB2 color codes

HEX	`#46BEB2`
RGB	`rgb(70, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 48%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 63%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.41, -35.98, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.41, 36.18, 186.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.971, 41.34, 48.563)`
Decimal	`4636338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46BEB2, 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 #46BEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46BEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #46BEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46beb2; }
.text { color: #46beb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46beb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46beb2, #468ebe); }

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Questions

What color is #46BEB2?: #46BEB2 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 #46BEB2?: The RGB value is 70, 190, 178: 70 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46BEB2?: The complementary color is #BE4652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46BEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.