What color is #464B28?

#464B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464B28?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 40: 70 red, 75 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B28?

The complementary color is #2D284B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B28 color

#464B28 rgb(70, 75, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #464B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 15.7% blue (70, 75, 40).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 30% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#464B28 color codes

HEX	`#464B28`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 30%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 47%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.61, -8.4, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.61, 21.82, 112.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.425, 6.488, 2.973)`
Decimal	`4606760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B28, 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 #464B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #464B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b28; }
.text { color: #464b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b28, #354b28); }

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Questions

What color is #464B28?: #464B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464B28?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 40: 70 red, 75 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B28?: The complementary color is #2D284B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.