What color is #464D12?

#464D12 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464D12?

The RGB value is 70, 77, 18: 70 red, 77 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464D12?

The complementary color is #19124D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464D12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464D12 color

#464D12 rgb(70, 77, 18)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464D12 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.2% green and 7.1% blue (70, 77, 18).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 62% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#464D12 color codes

HEX	`#464D12`
RGB	`rgb(70, 77, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 62%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 77%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 77%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31, -11.72, 32.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31, 34.34, 109.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.289, 6.654, 1.578)`
Decimal	`4607250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464D12, 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 #464D12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464D12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #464D12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464d12; }
.text { color: #464d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464d12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 77 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464d12, #294d12); }

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Questions

What color is #464D12?: #464D12 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464D12?: The RGB value is 70, 77, 18: 70 red, 77 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464D12?: The complementary color is #19124D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464D12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.