What color is #466460?

#466460 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466460?

The RGB value is 70, 100, 96: 70 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466460?

The complementary color is #64464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466460 color

#466460 rgb(70, 100, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #466460 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 39.2% green and 37.6% blue (70, 100, 96).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#466460 color codes

HEX	`#466460`
RGB	`rgb(70, 100, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 39.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.02, -11.93, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.02, 12, 186.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.194, 11.261, 12.753)`
Decimal	`4613216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466460, 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 #466460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #466460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466460; }
.text { color: #466460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 100 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466460, #465964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #466460?: #466460 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466460?: The RGB value is 70, 100, 96: 70 red, 100 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466460?: The complementary color is #64464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.