What color is #468D45?

#468D45 is a desaturated green known as Lush Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lush Grass?

The RGB value is 70, 141, 69: 70 red, 141 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lush Grass?

The complementary color is #8C458D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468D45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lush Grass color: hex code #468D45

#468D45 rgb(70, 141, 69)

Shades of green

Lush Grass has the hex code #468D45. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 55.3% green and 27.1% blue (70, 141, 69).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

Lush Grass (#468D45) color codes

HEX	`#468D45`
RGB	`rgb(70, 141, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 55.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -37.72, 31.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 49.15, 140.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.124, 20.781, 8.949)`
Decimal	`4623685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lush Grass, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #468D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #468D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468d45; }
.text { color: #468d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 141 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468d45, #458d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

See #468D45 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #468D45?: #468D45 is a desaturated green known as Lush Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lush Grass?: The RGB value is 70, 141, 69: 70 red, 141 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lush Grass?: The complementary color is #8C458D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468D45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.