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#46816E Color

#46816E is rgb(70, 129, 110) in RGB, hsl(161, 30%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 15%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46816E
HEX#46816E
RGBrgb(70, 129, 110)
HSLhsl(161, 30%, 39%)
HSVhsv(161, 46%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 15%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.069 170.8)
LABlab(49.55% -23.85 4.03)
LCHlch(49.55% 24.18 170.40)

What #46816E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #46816E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#46816E Channel Values

How #46816E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 129 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 30% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 46% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46816E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46816E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46816E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46816E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #46816E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46816E.

How #46816E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#46816E
Protanopia#79796E
Protanomaly#697D6E
Deuteranopia#72726F
Deuteranomaly#63786F
Tritanopia#4A7F7F
Tritanomaly#498078
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #46816E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-46816e: #46816E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46816E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46816e': '#46816E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.506, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_46816e">#46816E</color>
SVG fillfill="#46816E"

More Green Colors

#46816E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#46816E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46816E?

#46816E is a dark green — rgb(70, 129, 110) in RGB and hsl(161, 30%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.39.

What is the RGB value of #46816E?

#46816E is rgb(70, 129, 110) — red 70, green 129, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46816E?

#46816E converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 15%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46816E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46816E scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46816E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46816E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.65, which is visibly different.

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