What color is #467774?

#467774 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467774?

The RGB value is 70, 119, 116: 70 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467774?

The complementary color is #774649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467774 color

#467774 rgb(70, 119, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467774 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 46.7% green and 45.5% blue (70, 119, 116).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#467774 color codes

HEX	`#467774`
RGB	`rgb(70, 119, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 46.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -17.33, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 17.69, 191.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.274, 15.756, 18.914)`
Decimal	`4618100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467774, 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 #467774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #467774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467774; }
.text { color: #467774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 119 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467774, #466277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467774?: #467774 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467774?: The RGB value is 70, 119, 116: 70 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467774?: The complementary color is #774649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.