What color is #466660?

#466660 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466660?

The RGB value is 70, 102, 96: 70 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466660?

The complementary color is #66464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466660 color

#466660 rgb(70, 102, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #466660 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 40% green and 37.6% blue (70, 102, 96).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#466660 color codes

HEX	`#466660`
RGB	`rgb(70, 102, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 40%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.65, -13.07, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.65, 13.07, 181.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.388, 11.649, 12.818)`
Decimal	`4613728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466660, 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 #466660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #466660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466660; }
.text { color: #466660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 102 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466660, #465c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #466660?: #466660 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466660?: The RGB value is 70, 102, 96: 70 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466660?: The complementary color is #66464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.