What color is #465700?

#465700 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465700?

The RGB value is 70, 87, 0: 70 red, 87 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465700?

The complementary color is #110057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465700 color

#465700 rgb(70, 87, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #465700 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.1% green and 0% blue (70, 87, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#465700 color codes

HEX	`#465700`
RGB	`rgb(70, 87, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 100%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.23, -18.15, 41.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.23, 45.23, 113.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.934, 8.118, 1.254)`
Decimal	`4609792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465700, 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 #465700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #465700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465700; }
.text { color: #465700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 87 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465700, #1b5700); }

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Questions

What color is #465700?: #465700 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465700?: The RGB value is 70, 87, 0: 70 red, 87 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465700?: The complementary color is #110057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.