What color is #465948?

#465948 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 #465948?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 72: 70 red, 89 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465948?

The complementary color is #594657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465948 color

#465948 rgb(70, 89, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #465948 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 28.2% blue (70, 89, 72).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#465948 color codes

HEX	`#465948`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, -11.14, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 13.42, 146.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.268, 8.915, 7.467)`
Decimal	`4610376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465948, 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 #465948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #465948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465948; }
.text { color: #465948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465948, #465951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465948?: #465948 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 #465948?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 72: 70 red, 89 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465948?: The complementary color is #594657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.