What color is #465B28?

#465B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465B28?

The RGB value is 70, 91, 40: 70 red, 91 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465B28?

The complementary color is #3D285B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465B28 color

#465B28 rgb(70, 91, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #465B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.7% green and 15.7% blue (70, 91, 40).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#465B28 color codes

HEX	`#465B28`
RGB	`rgb(70, 91, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 39%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 56%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 56%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.86, -17.52, 26.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.86, 31.81, 123.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.65, 8.937, 3.382)`
Decimal	`4610856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465B28, 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 #465B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #465B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465b28; }
.text { color: #465b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 91 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465b28, #2d5b28); }

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Questions

What color is #465B28?: #465B28 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465B28?: The RGB value is 70, 91, 40: 70 red, 91 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465B28?: The complementary color is #3D285B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.