What color is #46D4D3?

#46D4D3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46D4D3?

The RGB value is 70, 212, 211: 70 red, 212 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46D4D3?

The complementary color is #D44647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46D4D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46D4D3 color

#46D4D3 rgb(70, 212, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46D4D3 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 83.1% green and 82.7% blue (70, 212, 211).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 62% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#46D4D3 color codes

HEX	`#46D4D3`
RGB	`rgb(70, 212, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 83.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 62%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 67%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.93, -37.09, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.93, 38.57, 195.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.822, 53.088, 69.869)`
Decimal	`4642003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46D4D3, 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 #46D4D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46D4D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #46D4D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46d4d3; }
.text { color: #46d4d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46d4d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 212 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46d4d3, #468ed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #46D4D3?: #46D4D3 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46D4D3?: The RGB value is 70, 212, 211: 70 red, 212 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46D4D3?: The complementary color is #D44647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46D4D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.