What color is #46EEE5?

#46EEE5 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46EEE5?

The RGB value is 70, 238, 229: 70 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46EEE5?

The complementary color is #EE464F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46EEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46EEE5 color

#46EEE5 rgb(70, 238, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #46EEE5 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 93.3% green and 89.8% blue (70, 238, 229).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 83% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#46EEE5 color codes

HEX	`#46EEE5`
RGB	`rgb(70, 238, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 93.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 83%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 71%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.06, -43.85, -8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.06, 44.58, 190.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.237, 68.103, 84.769)`
Decimal	`4648677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46EEE5, 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 #46EEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#46EEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #46EEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46eee5; }
.text { color: #46eee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46eee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 238 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46eee5, #46a3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #46EEE5?: #46EEE5 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46EEE5?: The RGB value is 70, 238, 229: 70 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46EEE5?: The complementary color is #EE464F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46EEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.