What color is #46EA8C?

#46EA8C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46EA8C?

The RGB value is 70, 234, 140: 70 red, 234 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46EA8C?

The complementary color is #EA46A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46EA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46EA8C color

#46EA8C rgb(70, 234, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #46EA8C is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 91.8% green and 54.9% blue (70, 234, 140).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 80% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Grotesque Green (#64E986), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#46EA8C color codes

HEX	`#46EA8C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 234, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 91.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 80%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 70%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 40%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.93, -62.41, 33.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.93, 70.96, 151.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.679, 62.037, 34.847)`
Decimal	`4647564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46EA8C, 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 #46EA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46EA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #46EA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46ea8c; }
.text { color: #46ea8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46ea8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 234 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46ea8c, #46eade); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #46EA8C?: #46EA8C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46EA8C?: The RGB value is 70, 234, 140: 70 red, 234 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46EA8C?: The complementary color is #EA46A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46EA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.