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#46BE8A Color

#46BE8A is rgb(70, 190, 138) in RGB, hsl(154, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 27%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46BE8A
HEX#46BE8A
RGBrgb(70, 190, 138)
HSLhsl(154, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(154, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 27%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.132 161.4)
LABlab(69.34% -44.25 16.05)
LCHlch(69.34% 47.07 160.07)

What #46BE8A 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 #46BE8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.51Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.36Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.87Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.08Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.34Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.41

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

#46BE8A Channel Values

How #46BE8A 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 190 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46BE8A 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46BE8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46BE8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46BE8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46BE8A
Complementary
#BE467A
Analogous
#46BE4E
Analogous
#46B6BE
Triadic
#8A46BE
Triadic
#BE8A46
Split comp.
#BE46B6
Split comp.
#BE4E46

Tints & Shades of #46BE8A

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

#60C79B
#77CFA9
#92D9BA
#ACE2CA
#C6EBDB
#DDF3EA

Shades

#3AA677
#328F67
#297554
#205B41
#17402E
#0F2A1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46BE8A.

How #46BE8A 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#46BE8A
Protanopia#B1B18B
Protanomaly#92B68A
Deuteranopia#A3A38D
Deuteranomaly#87AE8C
Tritanopia#57B8B8
Tritanomaly#50BBA8
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #46BE8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46be8a: #46BE8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46BE8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46be8a': '#46BE8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.745, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_46be8a">#46BE8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#46BE8A"

More Green Colors

#46BE8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#46BE8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46BE8A?

#46BE8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(70, 190, 138) in RGB and hsl(154, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #46BE8A?

#46BE8A is rgb(70, 190, 138) — red 70, green 190, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46BE8A?

#46BE8A converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 27%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46BE8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46BE8A scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46BE8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46BE8A 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 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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