What color is #465D3A?

#465D3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465D3A?

The RGB value is 70, 93, 58: 70 red, 93 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465D3A?

The complementary color is #513A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465D3A color

#465D3A rgb(70, 93, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #465D3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.5% green and 22.7% blue (70, 93, 58).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#465D3A color codes

HEX	`#465D3A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 93, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, -16.04, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 23.64, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.204, 9.436, 5.444)`
Decimal	`4611386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465D3A, 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 #465D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #465D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465d3a; }
.text { color: #465d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 93 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465d3a, #3a5d40); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #465D3A?: #465D3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465D3A?: The RGB value is 70, 93, 58: 70 red, 93 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465D3A?: The complementary color is #513A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.