What color is #466F6B?

#466F6B 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 #466F6B?

The RGB value is 70, 111, 107: 70 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466F6B?

The complementary color is #6F464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466F6B color

#466F6B rgb(70, 111, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #466F6B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 43.5% green and 42% blue (70, 111, 107).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#466F6B color codes

HEX	`#466F6B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 111, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 43.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, -15.31, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 15.48, 188.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.863, 13.732, 15.985)`
Decimal	`4616043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466F6B, 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 #466F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #466F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466f6b; }
.text { color: #466f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 111 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466f6b, #465f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #466F6B?: #466F6B 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 #466F6B?: The RGB value is 70, 111, 107: 70 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466F6B?: The complementary color is #6F464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.