What color is #464F33?

#464F33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464F33?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 51: 70 red, 79 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F33?

The complementary color is #3C334F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F33 color

#464F33 rgb(70, 79, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #464F33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 20% blue (70, 79, 51).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#464F33 color codes

HEX	`#464F33`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.11, -9.17, 15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.11, 17.91, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.919, 7.133, 4.196)`
Decimal	`4607795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F33, 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 #464F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #464F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f33; }
.text { color: #464f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f33, #384f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #464F33?: #464F33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464F33?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 51: 70 red, 79 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F33?: The complementary color is #3C334F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.