What color is #46C086?

#46C086 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 #46C086?

The RGB value is 70, 192, 134: 70 red, 192 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46C086?

The complementary color is #C04680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46C086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46C086 color

#46C086 rgb(70, 192, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #46C086 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 75.3% green and 52.5% blue (70, 192, 134).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 49% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#46C086 color codes

HEX	`#46C086`
RGB	`rgb(70, 192, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 75.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 49%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 64%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, -47.38, 19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 51.23, 157.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.676, 40.72, 29.056)`
Decimal	`4636806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46C086, 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 #46C086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46C086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #46C086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46c086; }
.text { color: #46c086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46c086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 192 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46c086, #46bdc0); }

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Questions

What color is #46C086?: #46C086 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 #46C086?: The RGB value is 70, 192, 134: 70 red, 192 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46C086?: The complementary color is #C04680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46C086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.