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#46701e color: Forest Empress

#46701e is rgb(70, 112, 30) in RGB and oklch(49.656% 0.12038 132.806) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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91°
100%

49.7%
0.120
133°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #46701e

#46701e is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.84:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3d7016). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #46701e mixed with white

  1. 46701e
  2. 577e38
  3. 698c4e
  4. 7a9a64
  5. 8da879
  6. 9fb68f
  7. b2c4a5
  8. c4d3bb
  9. d8e1d1
  10. ebf0e8

Darker: #46701e mixed with black

  1. 46701e
  2. 3c6019
  3. 325113
  4. 28430e
  5. 1e3509
  6. 152705
  7. 0d1a03
  8. 050e01
  9. 020400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #46701e with less saturation

  1. 46701e
  2. 496f28
  3. 4c6e31
  4. 4f6c39
  5. 526b40
  6. 556a46
  7. 58684c
  8. 5a6752
  9. 5d6557
  10. 60645d

Questions about #46701e

What color is #46701e?

#46701e is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(70, 112, 30), in HSL hsl(90.73, 57.75%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.656% 0.12038 132.806).

What colors go well with #46701e?

The complementary color of #46701e is #7a4b93. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #706400 and #00774e. The triadic partners are #2864a4 and #9a404f.

Is white or black text more readable on #46701e?

White text reads better on #46701e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46701e a warm or cool color?

#46701e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.12.