What color is #465D3E?

#465D3E 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 #465D3E?

The RGB value is 70, 93, 62: 70 red, 93 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465D3E?

The complementary color is #553E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465D3E color

#465D3E rgb(70, 93, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #465D3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.5% green and 24.3% blue (70, 93, 62).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#465D3E color codes

HEX	`#465D3E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 93, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, -15.35, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 21.51, 135.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.309, 9.478, 6.001)`
Decimal	`4611390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465D3E, 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 #465D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #465D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465d3e; }
.text { color: #465d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 93 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465d3e, #3e5d45); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #465D3E?: #465D3E 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 #465D3E?: The RGB value is 70, 93, 62: 70 red, 93 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465D3E?: The complementary color is #553E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.