What color is #46DED6?

#46DED6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46DED6?

The RGB value is 70, 222, 214: 70 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46DED6?

The complementary color is #DE464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46DED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46DED6 color

#46DED6 rgb(70, 222, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46DED6 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 87.1% green and 83.9% blue (70, 222, 214).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 70% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#46DED6 color codes

HEX	`#46DED6`
RGB	`rgb(70, 222, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 87.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 70%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 68%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.96, -40.81, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.96, 41.52, 190.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.779, 58.395, 72.727)`
Decimal	`4644566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46DED6, 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 #46DED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46DED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #46DED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46ded6; }
.text { color: #46ded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46ded6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 222 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46ded6, #469ade); }

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Questions

What color is #46DED6?: #46DED6 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46DED6?: The RGB value is 70, 222, 214: 70 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46DED6?: The complementary color is #DE464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46DED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.