What color is #465F36?

#465F36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465F36?

The RGB value is 70, 95, 54: 70 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465F36?

The complementary color is #4F365F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465F36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465F36 color

#465F36 rgb(70, 95, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #465F36 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 37.3% green and 21.2% blue (70, 95, 54).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#465F36 color codes

HEX	`#465F36`
RGB	`rgb(70, 95, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 37.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 43%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 43%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.39, -17.77, 20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.39, 27.13, 130.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.284, 9.753, 4.988)`
Decimal	`4611894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465F36, 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 #465F36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465F36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #465F36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465f36; }
.text { color: #465f36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465f36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 95 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465f36, #365f3a); }

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Questions

What color is #465F36?: #465F36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465F36?: The RGB value is 70, 95, 54: 70 red, 95 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465F36?: The complementary color is #4F365F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465F36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.