What color is #466B62?

#466B62 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466B62?

The RGB value is 70, 107, 98: 70 red, 107 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466B62?

The complementary color is #6B464F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466B62 color

#466B62 rgb(70, 107, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #466B62 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 42% green and 38.4% blue (70, 107, 98).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#466B62 color codes

HEX	`#466B62`
RGB	`rgb(70, 107, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 42%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, -15.38, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 15.4, 176.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.987, 12.699, 13.478)`
Decimal	`4615010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466B62, 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 #466B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #466B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466b62; }
.text { color: #466b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 107 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466b62, #46626b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #466B62?: #466B62 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466B62?: The RGB value is 70, 107, 98: 70 red, 107 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466B62?: The complementary color is #6B464F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.