What color is #466646?

#466646 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466646?

The RGB value is 70, 102, 70: 70 red, 102 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466646?

The complementary color is #664666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466646?

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.

#466646 color

#466646 rgb(70, 102, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #466646 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 40% green and 27.5% blue (70, 102, 70).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#466646 color codes

HEX	`#466646`
RGB	`rgb(70, 102, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 40%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, -18.79, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 23.72, 142.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.382, 11.247, 7.522)`
Decimal	`4613702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466646, 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 #466646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466646 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 #466646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466646; }
.text { color: #466646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 102 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466646, #466656); }

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Questions

What color is #466646?: #466646 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466646?: The RGB value is 70, 102, 70: 70 red, 102 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466646?: The complementary color is #664666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466646?: 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.