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#46B47D Color

#46B47D is rgb(70, 180, 125) in RGB, hsl(150, 44%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46B47D
HEX#46B47D
RGBrgb(70, 180, 125)
HSLhsl(150, 44%, 49%)
HSVhsv(150, 61%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.13 158.3)
LABlab(66.00% -42.55 18.45)
LCHlch(66.00% 46.38 156.56)

What #46B47D 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 #46B47D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 6.05Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.33Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.23Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.98Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 9.23

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

#46B47D Channel Values

How #46B47D 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 180 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 44% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 61% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46B47D 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46B47D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46B47D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46B47D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46B47D
Complementary
#B4467D
Analogous
#46B446
Analogous
#46B4B4
Triadic
#7D46B4
Triadic
#B47D46
Split comp.
#B446B4
Split comp.
#B44646

Tints & Shades of #46B47D

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

#5DC08F
#77CAA1
#91D4B3
#ABDEC4
#C4E8D6
#DEF2E8

Shades

#3D9E6E
#33845C
#2B6E4D
#21543B
#183E2B
#0E251A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46B47D.

How #46B47D 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#46B47D
Protanopia#A8A87E
Protanomaly#8BAD7D
Deuteranopia#9B9B80
Deuteranomaly#81A57F
Tritanopia#56AEAE
Tritanomaly#50B19D
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #46B47D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46b47d: #46B47D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46B47D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46b47d': '#46B47D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.706, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_46b47d">#46B47D</color>
SVG fillfill="#46B47D"

More Green Colors

#46B47D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#46B47D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46B47D?

#46B47D is a mid-tone green — rgb(70, 180, 125) in RGB and hsl(150, 44%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #46B47D?

#46B47D is rgb(70, 180, 125) — red 70, green 180, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46B47D?

#46B47D converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46B47D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46B47D scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46B47D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46B47D 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.