What color is #466960?

#466960 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 #466960?

The RGB value is 70, 105, 96: 70 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466960?

The complementary color is #69464F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466960 color

#466960 rgb(70, 105, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #466960 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 41.2% green and 37.6% blue (70, 105, 96).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#466960 color codes

HEX	`#466960`
RGB	`rgb(70, 105, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 41.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, -14.76, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 14.79, 175.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.688, 12.249, 12.918)`
Decimal	`4614496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466960, 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 #466960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #466960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466960; }
.text { color: #466960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 105 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466960, #466169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #466960?: #466960 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 #466960?: The RGB value is 70, 105, 96: 70 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466960?: The complementary color is #69464F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.