What color is #467A79?

#467A79 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 #467A79?

The RGB value is 70, 122, 121: 70 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467A79?

The complementary color is #7A4647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467A79 color

#467A79 rgb(70, 122, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467A79 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (70, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#467A79 color codes

HEX	`#467A79`
RGB	`rgb(70, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.75, -17.61, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.75, 18.28, 195.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.935, 16.601, 20.608)`
Decimal	`4618873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467A79, 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 #467A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #467A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467a79; }
.text { color: #467a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467a79, #46617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467A79?: #467A79 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 #467A79?: The RGB value is 70, 122, 121: 70 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467A79?: The complementary color is #7A4647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.