What color is #46D7C9?

#46D7C9 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46D7C9?

The RGB value is 70, 215, 201: 70 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46D7C9?

The complementary color is #D74654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46D7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46D7C9 color

#46D7C9 rgb(70, 215, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46D7C9 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 84.3% green and 78.8% blue (70, 215, 201).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 64% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Jazzy Jade (#55DDCC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#46D7C9 color codes

HEX	`#46D7C9`
RGB	`rgb(70, 215, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 84.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 64%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 67%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, -41.18, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 41.4, 185.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.364, 54.116, 63.723)`
Decimal	`4642761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46D7C9, 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 #46D7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46D7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #46D7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46d7c9; }
.text { color: #46d7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46d7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 215 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46d7c9, #469cd7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46D7C9?: #46D7C9 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46D7C9?: The RGB value is 70, 215, 201: 70 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46D7C9?: The complementary color is #D74654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46D7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.