What color is #465A3E?

#465A3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465A3E?

The RGB value is 70, 90, 62: 70 red, 90 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465A3E?

The complementary color is #523E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465A3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465A3E color

#465A3E rgb(70, 90, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #465A3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.3% green and 24.3% blue (70, 90, 62).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#465A3E color codes

HEX	`#465A3E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 90, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 31%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, -13.66, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 19.39, 134.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.051, 8.962, 5.915)`
Decimal	`4610622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465A3E, 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 #465A3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465A3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #465A3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465a3e; }
.text { color: #465a3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465a3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 90 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465a3e, #3e5a44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #465A3E?: #465A3E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465A3E?: The RGB value is 70, 90, 62: 70 red, 90 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465A3E?: The complementary color is #523E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465A3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.