What color is #466559?

#466559 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466559?

The RGB value is 70, 101, 89: 70 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466559?

The complementary color is #654652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466559 color

#466559 rgb(70, 101, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #466559 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 39.6% green and 34.9% blue (70, 101, 89).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#466559 color codes

HEX	`#466559`
RGB	`rgb(70, 101, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 39.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, -14.2, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 14.55, 167.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.982, 11.33, 11.163)`
Decimal	`4613465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466559, 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 #466559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #466559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466559; }
.text { color: #466559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 101 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466559, #466265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #466559?: #466559 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466559?: The RGB value is 70, 101, 89: 70 red, 101 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466559?: The complementary color is #654652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.