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#46BE9E Color

#46BE9E is rgb(70, 190, 158) in RGB, hsl(164, 48%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46BE9E
HEX#46BE9E
RGBrgb(70, 190, 158)
HSLhsl(164, 48%, 51%)
HSVhsv(164, 63%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.117 172.1)
LABlab(69.72% -40.78 5.84)
LCHlch(69.72% 41.20 171.85)

What #46BE9E 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 #46BE9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.87Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.3Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 7.66Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.85Zomp#39A78EΔE 9.03Persian Green#00A693ΔE 11.16

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

#46BE9E Channel Values

How #46BE9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 48% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 63% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46BE9E 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46BE9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46BE9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46BE9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46BE9E
Complementary
#BE4666
Analogous
#46BE62
Analogous
#46A2BE
Triadic
#9E46BE
Triadic
#BE9E46
Split comp.
#BE46A2
Split comp.
#BE6246

Tints & Shades of #46BE9E

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

#60C7AC
#77CFB8
#92D9C6
#ACE2D3
#C6EBE1
#DDF3ED

Shades

#3AA689
#328F77
#297561
#205B4B
#174035
#0F2A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46BE9E.

How #46BE9E 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#46BE9E
Protanopia#B1B19E
Protanomaly#92B69E
Deuteranopia#A3A3A1
Deuteranomaly#87AEA0
Tritanopia#51BABA
Tritanomaly#4DBCB0
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #46BE9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46be9e: #46BE9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46BE9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46be9e': '#46BE9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.745, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_46be9e">#46BE9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#46BE9E"

More Green Colors

#46BE9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#46BE9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46BE9E?

#46BE9E is a mid-tone green — rgb(70, 190, 158) in RGB and hsl(164, 48%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #46BE9E?

#46BE9E is rgb(70, 190, 158) — red 70, green 190, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46BE9E?

#46BE9E converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46BE9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46BE9E scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46BE9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46BE9E 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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