Palettes / Colors / #46AF8A

#46AF8A — Muted Green

#46AF8A is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

#46AF8A is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AF466B; it also sits naturally between #46AF56 and #469FAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 69% · Blue 54%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #46AF8A

.text { color: #46AF8A; }
.background { background-color: #46AF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46AF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 175, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 43%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46AF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 175, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46AF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 175, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46AF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46AF8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #46AF8A

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Tones of #46AF8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF466B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46AF8A: #000000.

How #46AF8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #46AF8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #46AF89  ·  #46AF8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #46AF8A?

#46AF8A is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 70, 175, 138). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46AF8A?

#46AF8A is RGB 70, 175, 138 — HSL 159°, 43%, 48% — CMYK 60%, 0%, 21%, 31%.

What colors go with #46AF8A?

Its complement is #AF466B; analogous partners are #46AF56 and #469FAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46AF8A for text?

Black text on #46AF8A has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.