What color is #465744?

#465744 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465744?

The RGB value is 70, 87, 68: 70 red, 87 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465744?

The complementary color is #554457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465744?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465744 color

#465744 rgb(70, 87, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #465744 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.1% green and 26.7% blue (70, 87, 68).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#465744 color codes

HEX	`#465744`
RGB	`rgb(70, 87, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 22%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, -10.79, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 14, 140.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.977, 8.536, 6.748)`
Decimal	`4609860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465744, 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 #465744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #465744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465744; }
.text { color: #465744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 87 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465744, #44574c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465744?: #465744 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465744?: The RGB value is 70, 87, 68: 70 red, 87 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465744?: The complementary color is #554457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465744?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.