What color is #466B70?

#466B70 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466B70?

The RGB value is 70, 107, 112: 70 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466B70?

The complementary color is #704B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466B70 color

#466B70 rgb(70, 107, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #466B70 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (70, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#466B70 color codes

HEX	`#466B70`
RGB	`rgb(70, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -11.72, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 13.64, 210.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.707, 12.987, 17.269)`
Decimal	`4615024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466B70, 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 #466B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #466B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466b70; }
.text { color: #466b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466b70, #465670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #466B70?: #466B70 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466B70?: The RGB value is 70, 107, 112: 70 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466B70?: The complementary color is #704B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.