What color is #465722?

#465722 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465722?

The RGB value is 70, 87, 34: 70 red, 87 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465722?

The complementary color is #332257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465722?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465722 color

#465722 rgb(70, 87, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #465722 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.1% green and 13.3% blue (70, 87, 34).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#465722 color codes

HEX	`#465722`
RGB	`rgb(70, 87, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 61%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 61%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, -16, 28.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 32.39, 119.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.223, 8.234, 2.775)`
Decimal	`4609826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465722, 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 #465722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #465722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465722; }
.text { color: #465722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 87 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465722, #2c5722); }

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Questions

What color is #465722?: #465722 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465722?: The RGB value is 70, 87, 34: 70 red, 87 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465722?: The complementary color is #332257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465722?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.