What color is #464600?

#464600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464600?

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

What is the complementary color of #464600?

The complementary color is #000046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464600 color

#464600 rgb(70, 70, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464600 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 0% blue (70, 70, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#464600 color codes

HEX	`#464600`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, -8.5, 37.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 38.13, 102.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.716, 5.683, 0.848)`
Decimal	`4605440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464600, 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 #464600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #464600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464600; }
.text { color: #464600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464600, #234600); }

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Questions

What color is #464600?: #464600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464600?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 0: 70 red, 70 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464600?: The complementary color is #000046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.