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#46CE73 Color

#46CE73 is rgb(70, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(140, 58%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46CE73
HEX#46CE73
RGBrgb(70, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(140, 58%, 54%)
HSVhsv(140, 66%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.174 150.7)
LABlab(73.96% -53.19 34.00)
LCHlch(73.96% 63.13 147.41)

What #46CE73 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 #46CE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.58Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.62Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.71Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.13Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 14.62Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.85

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

#46CE73 Channel Values

How #46CE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 58% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 66% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46CE73 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46CE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46CE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46CE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46CE73
Complementary
#CE46A0
Analogous
#5CCE46
Analogous
#46CEB7
Triadic
#7346CE
Triadic
#CE7346
Split comp.
#B746CE
Split comp.
#CE465C

Tints & Shades of #46CE73

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

#5ED485
#7ADC9B
#92E2AD
#AAE9BF
#C3EFD1
#DFF6E7

Shades

#32BD61
#2BA152
#238544
#1B6533
#134925
#0C2C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46CE73.

How #46CE73 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#46CE73
Protanopia#BFBF74
Protanomaly#9DC573
Deuteranopia#B0B078
Deuteranomaly#91BD76
Tritanopia#60C5C5
Tritanomaly#57C9AB
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #46CE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46ce73: #46CE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46CE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46ce73': '#46CE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_46ce73">#46CE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#46CE73"

More Green Colors

#46CE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#46CE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46CE73?

#46CE73 is a mid-tone green — rgb(70, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(140, 58%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #46CE73?

#46CE73 is rgb(70, 206, 115) — red 70, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46CE73?

#46CE73 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46CE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46CE73 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46CE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46CE73 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 15.31, which is visibly different.

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