What color is #467538?

#467538 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467538?

The RGB value is 70, 117, 56: 70 red, 117 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467538?

The complementary color is #673875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467538 color

#467538 rgb(70, 117, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #467538 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 45.9% green and 22% blue (70, 117, 56).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 35% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#467538 color codes

HEX	`#467538`
RGB	`rgb(70, 117, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 45.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 35%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 52%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 52%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, -28.67, 28.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 40.44, 135.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.601, 14.31, 5.997)`
Decimal	`4617528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467538, 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 #467538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #467538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467538; }
.text { color: #467538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 117 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467538, #387549); }

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Questions

What color is #467538?: #467538 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467538?: The RGB value is 70, 117, 56: 70 red, 117 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467538?: The complementary color is #673875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.