What color is #465F42?

#465F42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465F42?

The RGB value is 70, 95, 66: 70 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465F42?

The complementary color is #5B425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465F42 color

#465F42 rgb(70, 95, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #465F42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 37.3% green and 25.9% blue (70, 95, 66).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#465F42 color codes

HEX	`#465F42`
RGB	`rgb(70, 95, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 37.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, -15.73, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 20.83, 139.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.601, 9.88, 6.66)`
Decimal	`4611906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465F42, 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 #465F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #465F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465f42; }
.text { color: #465f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 95 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465f42, #425f4d); }

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Questions

What color is #465F42?: #465F42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465F42?: The RGB value is 70, 95, 66: 70 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465F42?: The complementary color is #5B425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.