A glass composition that includes a base glass composition including: SiO.sub.2 from 65 to 75 weight percent, Na.sub.2O from 10 to 20 weight percent, CaO from 5 to 15 weight percent, MgO from 0 to 5 weight percent, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 from 0 to 5 weight percent, K.sub.2O from 0 to 5 weight percent, and a colorant and property modifying portion including total iron ranging from of equal to or less than 0.6 weight percent; and TiO.sub.2 ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 weight percent, wherein the redox ratio ranges from 0.33 to 0.45 and the weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition.