What color is #465E50?

#465E50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465E50?

The RGB value is 70, 94, 80: 70 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465E50?

The complementary color is #5E4654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465E50 color

#465E50 rgb(70, 94, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #465E50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.9% green and 31.4% blue (70, 94, 80).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#465E50 color codes

HEX	`#465E50`
RGB	`rgb(70, 94, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, -12.29, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 13.31, 157.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.976, 9.886, 9.076)`
Decimal	`4611664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465E50, 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 #465E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #465E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465e50; }
.text { color: #465e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 94 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465e50, #465e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465E50?: #465E50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465E50?: The RGB value is 70, 94, 80: 70 red, 94 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465E50?: The complementary color is #5E4654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.