Palettes / Colors / #46BB0A

#46BB0A — Vivid Green

#46BB0A 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 #46BB0A 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.

#46BB0A 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 #810ABD; it also sits naturally between #9FBD0A and #0ABD28. 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 4%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #46BB0A

.text { color: #46BB0A; }
.background { background-color: #46BB0A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #46BB0A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 187, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 90%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #46BB0A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 187, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #46BB0A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 187, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#46BB0A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#46BB0A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #46BB0A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #810ABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #46BB0A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #46BB0A

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 #46BB0A 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 #46BB0A 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

← #46BB09  ·  #46BB0B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #46BB0A?

#46BB0A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 70, 187, 10). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #46BB0A?

#46BB0A is RGB 70, 187, 10 — HSL 100°, 90%, 39% — CMYK 63%, 0%, 95%, 27%.

What colors go with #46BB0A?

Its complement is #810ABD; analogous partners are #9FBD0A and #0ABD28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #46BB0A for text?

Black text on #46BB0A has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.