What color is #465A28?

#465A28 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 #465A28?

The RGB value is 70, 90, 40: 70 red, 90 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465A28?

The complementary color is #3C285A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465A28 color

#465A28 rgb(70, 90, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #465A28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.3% green and 15.7% blue (70, 90, 40).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#465A28 color codes

HEX	`#465A28`
RGB	`rgb(70, 90, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 56%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, -16.98, 26.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 31.18, 122.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.565, 8.768, 3.354)`
Decimal	`4610600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465A28, 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 #465A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #465A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465a28; }
.text { color: #465a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 90 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465a28, #2d5a28); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #465A28?: #465A28 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 #465A28?: The RGB value is 70, 90, 40: 70 red, 90 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465A28?: The complementary color is #3C285A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.