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#46C970

#46c970 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#46c970 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 78.82% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.28% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 139.24°, with 54.81% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4425

Complementary

  1. #46c970
  2. #c9469f

Split complementary

  1. #46c970
  2. #b246c9
  3. #c9465e

Analogous

  1. #5ec946
  2. #46c970
  3. #46c9b2

Triadic

  1. #46c970
  2. #7046c9
  3. #c97046

Tetradic

  1. #46c970
  2. #469fc9
  3. #c9469f
  4. #c97046

Square

  1. #46c970
  2. #465ec9
  3. #c9469f
  4. #c9b246

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5b2f
  2. #2c974e
  3. #46c970
  4. #81da9e
  5. #bceccc

Shades

#46c970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46c970
  2. #3fb565
  3. #38a15a
  4. #318d4e
  5. #2a7943
  6. #236538
  7. #1c502d
  8. #153c22
  9. #0e2816
  10. #07140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#46c970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46c970
  2. #59ce7e
  3. #6bd48d
  4. #7ed99b
  5. #90dfa9
  6. #a3e4b8
  7. #b5e9c6
  8. #c8efd4
  9. #daf4e2
  10. #edfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46c970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46c970
  2. #4cc272
  3. #52ba73
  4. #57b375
  5. #5dac76
  6. #63a578
  7. #699d7a
  8. #6f967b
  9. #748f7d
  10. #7a877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bb9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab969 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baad76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0ac6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6bf6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b974 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2dc79d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46c970 {
  color: #46c970;
}
Background
.bg-46c970 {
  background-color: #46c970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46c970 {
  border: 2px solid #46c970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46c970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 201 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 55% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46c970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46c970, #46c9b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46c970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 201 112 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 1.52 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.51 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.63 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 6.75 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.80 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.95 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.87 #b9368f Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#46c970  rgb(70, 201, 112)  hsl(139, 55%, 53%)  Emerald
#c9469f  rgb(201, 70, 159)  hsl(319, 55%, 53%)  Mulberry
#7046c9  rgb(112, 70, 201)  hsl(259, 55%, 53%)  Iris
#c97046  rgb(201, 112, 70)  hsl(19, 55%, 53%)  Chocolate