What color is #464F3A?

#464F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464F3A?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 58: 70 red, 79 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F3A?

The complementary color is #433A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F3A color

#464F3A rgb(70, 79, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #464F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 22.7% blue (70, 79, 58).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#464F3A color codes

HEX	`#464F3A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 27%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.26, -7.98, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.26, 13.79, 125.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.085, 7.2, 5.071)`
Decimal	`4607802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F3A, 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 #464F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #464F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f3a; }
.text { color: #464f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f3a, #3b4f3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #464F3A?: #464F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464F3A?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 58: 70 red, 79 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F3A?: The complementary color is #433A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.