What color is #46C046?

#46C046 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46C046?

The RGB value is 70, 192, 70: 70 red, 192 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46C046?

The complementary color is #C046C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46C046?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46C046 color

#46C046 rgb(70, 192, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #46C046 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 75.3% green and 27.5% blue (70, 192, 70).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Whole Nine Yards (#03C03C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#46C046 color codes

HEX	`#46C046`
RGB	`rgb(70, 192, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 75.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 49%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 64%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 64%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.07, -57.47, 50.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.07, 76.31, 138.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.48, 39.441, 12.221)`
Decimal	`4636742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46C046, 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 #46C046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46C046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #46C046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46c046; }
.text { color: #46c046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46c046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 192 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46c046, #46c083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #46C046?: #46C046 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46C046?: The RGB value is 70, 192, 70: 70 red, 192 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46C046?: The complementary color is #C046C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46C046?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.