What color is #467873?

#467873 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467873?

The RGB value is 70, 120, 115: 70 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467873?

The complementary color is #78464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467873 color

#467873 rgb(70, 120, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467873 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (70, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#467873 color codes

HEX	`#467873`
RGB	`rgb(70, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, -18.13, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 18.31, 188.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.336, 15.972, 18.649)`
Decimal	`4618355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467873, 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 #467873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #467873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467873; }
.text { color: #467873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467873, #466478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467873?: #467873 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467873?: The RGB value is 70, 120, 115: 70 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467873?: The complementary color is #78464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.