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#46CEA9 Color

#46CEA9 is rgb(70, 206, 169) in RGB, hsl(164, 58%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46CEA9
HEX#46CEA9
RGBrgb(70, 206, 169)
HSLhsl(164, 58%, 54%)
HSVhsv(164, 66%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.129 171.2)
LABlab(74.83% -44.93 7.19)
LCHlch(74.83% 45.50 170.91)

What #46CEA9 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 #46CEA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.34Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.25Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.13Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.44Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.5Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.64

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

#46CEA9 Channel Values

How #46CEA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 58% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 66% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46CEA9 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #46CEA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #46CEA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46CEA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#46CEA9
Complementary
#CE466A
Analogous
#46CE65
Analogous
#46AECE
Triadic
#A946CE
Triadic
#CEA946
Split comp.
#CE46AE
Split comp.
#CE6546

Tints & Shades of #46CEA9

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

#5ED4B5
#7ADCC2
#92E2CD
#AAE9D8
#C3EFE3
#DFF6F0

Shades

#32BD98
#2BA182
#23856B
#1B6551
#13493A
#0C2C24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #46CEA9.

How #46CEA9 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#46CEA9
Protanopia#BFBFA9
Protanomaly#9DC5A9
Deuteranopia#B0B0AC
Deuteranomaly#91BDAB
Tritanopia#54CACA
Tritanomaly#4FCCBE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #46CEA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46cea9: #46CEA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46CEA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46cea9': '#46CEA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.808, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_46cea9">#46CEA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#46CEA9"

More Green Colors

#46CEA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#46CEA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46CEA9?

#46CEA9 is a mid-tone green — rgb(70, 206, 169) in RGB and hsl(164, 58%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #46CEA9?

#46CEA9 is rgb(70, 206, 169) — red 70, green 206, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46CEA9?

#46CEA9 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46CEA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #46CEA9 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46CEA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46CEA9 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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