What color is #466561?

#466561 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 #466561?

The RGB value is 70, 101, 97: 70 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466561?

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

Is black or white text better on #466561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466561 color

#466561 rgb(70, 101, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #466561 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 39.6% green and 38% blue (70, 101, 97).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#466561 color codes

HEX	`#466561`
RGB	`rgb(70, 101, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 39.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.36, -12.25, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.36, 12.33, 186.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.336, 11.472, 13.029)`
Decimal	`4613473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466561, 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 #466561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #466561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466561; }
.text { color: #466561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 101 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466561, #465a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #466561?: #466561 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 #466561?: The RGB value is 70, 101, 97: 70 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466561?: The complementary color is #65464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.