Palettes / Colors / #46BB03

#46BB03 — Vivid Green

#46BB03 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #46BB03 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#46BB03 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7703BA; it also sits naturally between #A1BA03 and #03BA1B. 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 73% · Blue 1%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 98% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #46BB03

.text { color: #46BB03; }
.background { background-color: #46BB03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46BB03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 187, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 97%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46BB03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 187, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46BB03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 187, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46BB03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46BB03">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7703BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46BB03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #46BB03

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #46BB03 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 #46BB03 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

← #46BB02  ·  #46BB04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #46BB03?

#46BB03 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 70, 187, 3). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46BB03?

#46BB03 is RGB 70, 187, 3 — HSL 98°, 97%, 37% — CMYK 63%, 0%, 98%, 27%.

What colors go with #46BB03?

Its complement is #7703BA; analogous partners are #A1BA03 and #03BA1B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46BB03 for text?

Black text on #46BB03 has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.