What color is #466C50?

#466C50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466C50?

The RGB value is 70, 108, 80: 70 red, 108 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466C50?

The complementary color is #6C4662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466C50 color

#466C50 rgb(70, 108, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #466C50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 42.4% green and 31.4% blue (70, 108, 80).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 21% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#466C50 color codes

HEX	`#466C50`
RGB	`rgb(70, 108, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 42.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 21%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, -20.01, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 23.07, 150.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.336, 12.606, 9.529)`
Decimal	`4615248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466C50, 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 #466C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #466C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466c50; }
.text { color: #466c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 108 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466c50, #466c63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #466C50?: #466C50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466C50?: The RGB value is 70, 108, 80: 70 red, 108 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466C50?: The complementary color is #6C4662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.