What color is #467581?

#467581 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467581?

The RGB value is 70, 117, 129: 70 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467581?

The complementary color is #815246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467581 color

#467581 rgb(70, 117, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467581 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 45.9% green and 50.6% blue (70, 117, 129).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#467581 color codes

HEX	`#467581`
RGB	`rgb(70, 117, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 45.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, -12.6, -11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 17.13, 222.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.848, 15.609, 23.1)`
Decimal	`4617601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467581, 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 #467581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #467581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467581; }
.text { color: #467581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 117 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467581, #465781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #467581?: #467581 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467581?: The RGB value is 70, 117, 129: 70 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467581?: The complementary color is #815246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.