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#46BB69

#46bb69 ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#46bb69 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.85% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 137.95°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #46bb69
  2. #bb4698

Split complementary

  1. #46bb69
  2. #a446bb
  3. #bb465d

Analogous

  1. #5dbb46
  2. #46bb69
  3. #46bba4

Triadic

  1. #46bb69
  2. #6946bb
  3. #bb6946

Tetradic

  1. #46bb69
  2. #4698bb
  3. #bb4698
  4. #bb6946

Square

  1. #46bb69
  2. #465dbb
  3. #bb4698
  4. #bba446

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4c2a
  2. #318449
  3. #46bb69
  4. #7ed096
  5. #b6e4c4

Shades

#46bb69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bb69
  2. #3fa85f
  3. #389654
  4. #31834a
  5. #2a703f
  6. #235e35
  7. #1c4b2a
  8. #153820
  9. #0e2515
  10. #07130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bb69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bb69
  2. #59c278
  3. #6bc987
  4. #7ecf96
  5. #90d6a5
  6. #a3ddb4
  7. #b5e4c3
  8. #c8ebd2
  9. #daf1e1
  10. #edf8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bb69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bb69
  2. #4cb56b
  3. #52af6e
  4. #57a970
  5. #5da372
  6. #639e75
  7. #699877
  8. #6f9279
  9. #748c7b
  10. #7a867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89ae91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcac63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada16f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1fb8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fac6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33b992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bb69 {
  color: #46bb69;
}
Background
.bg-46bb69 {
  background-color: #46bb69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bb69 {
  border: 2px solid #46bb69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bb69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bb69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bb69, #46bba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bb69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 105 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 3.60 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 3.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.92 #00a86b Jade ΔE 7.46 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.57 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.43 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.53 #b94496 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Emerald
#46bb69  rgb(70, 187, 105)  hsl(138, 46%, 50%)  Emerald
#bb4698  rgb(187, 70, 152)  hsl(318, 46%, 50%)  Mulberry
#6946bb  rgb(105, 70, 187)  hsl(258, 46%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#bb6946  rgb(187, 105, 70)  hsl(18, 46%, 50%)  Flame