What color is #467371?

#467371 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467371?

The RGB value is 70, 115, 113: 70 red, 115 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467371?

The complementary color is #734648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467371?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467371 color

#467371 rgb(70, 115, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467371 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 45.1% green and 44.3% blue (70, 115, 113).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#467371 color codes

HEX	`#467371`
RGB	`rgb(70, 115, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 45.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, -15.94, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 16.38, 193.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.636, 14.755, 17.854)`
Decimal	`4617073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467371, 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 #467371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #467371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467371; }
.text { color: #467371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 115 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467371, #465f73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467371?: #467371 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467371?: The RGB value is 70, 115, 113: 70 red, 115 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467371?: The complementary color is #734648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467371?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.