What color is #466A60?

#466A60 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 #466A60?

The RGB value is 70, 106, 96: 70 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466A60?

The complementary color is #6A4650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466A60 color

#466A60 rgb(70, 106, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #466A60 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 41.6% green and 37.6% blue (70, 106, 96).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#466A60 color codes

HEX	`#466A60`
RGB	`rgb(70, 106, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 41.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, -15.31, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 15.39, 174.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.79, 12.454, 12.952)`
Decimal	`4614752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466A60, 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 #466A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #466A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466a60; }
.text { color: #466a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 106 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466a60, #46626a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #466A60?: #466A60 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 #466A60?: The RGB value is 70, 106, 96: 70 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466A60?: The complementary color is #6A4650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.