What color is #466E32?

#466E32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466E32?

The RGB value is 70, 110, 50: 70 red, 110 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466E32?

The complementary color is #5A326E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466E32 color

#466E32 rgb(70, 110, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #466E32 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 43.1% green and 19.6% blue (70, 110, 50).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 38% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Botanical (#4D6E2F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#466E32 color codes

HEX	`#466E32`
RGB	`rgb(70, 110, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 43.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 38%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 55%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 55%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.28, -26.08, 28.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.28, 38.88, 132.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.677, 12.684, 5.008)`
Decimal	`4615730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466E32, 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 #466E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #466E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466e32; }
.text { color: #466e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 110 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466e32, #326e3c); }

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Questions

What color is #466E32?: #466E32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanical. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466E32?: The RGB value is 70, 110, 50: 70 red, 110 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466E32?: The complementary color is #5A326E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.