What color is #466A45?

#466A45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466A45?

The RGB value is 70, 106, 69: 70 red, 106 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466A45?

The complementary color is #69456A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466A45 color

#466A45 rgb(70, 106, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #466A45 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 41.6% green and 27.1% blue (70, 106, 69).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#466A45 color codes

HEX	`#466A45`
RGB	`rgb(70, 106, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 41.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, -21.09, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 26.97, 141.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.754, 12.039, 7.492)`
Decimal	`4614725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466A45, 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 #466A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #466A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466a45; }
.text { color: #466a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 106 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466a45, #456a57); }

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Questions

What color is #466A45?: #466A45 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466A45?: The RGB value is 70, 106, 69: 70 red, 106 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466A45?: The complementary color is #69456A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.