What color is #464F19?

#464F19 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464F19?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 25: 70 red, 79 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F19?

The complementary color is #22194F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F19 color

#464F19 rgb(70, 79, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #464F19 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 9.8% blue (70, 79, 25).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 52% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#464F19 color codes

HEX	`#464F19`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 52%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.73, -12.35, 29.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.73, 32.21, 112.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.497, 6.964, 1.974)`
Decimal	`4607769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F19, 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 #464F19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #464F19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f19; }
.text { color: #464f19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f19, #2b4f19); }

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Questions

What color is #464F19?: #464F19 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464F19?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 25: 70 red, 79 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F19?: The complementary color is #22194F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.