What color is #466560?

#466560 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 #466560?

The RGB value is 70, 101, 96: 70 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466560?

The complementary color is #65464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466560 color

#466560 rgb(70, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #466560 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (70, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#466560 color codes

HEX	`#466560`
RGB	`rgb(70, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.33, -12.5, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.33, 12.53, 183.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.29, 11.454, 12.785)`
Decimal	`4613472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466560, 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 #466560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #466560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466560; }
.text { color: #466560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466560, #465a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #466560?: #466560 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 #466560?: The RGB value is 70, 101, 96: 70 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466560?: The complementary color is #65464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.