What color is #467A87?

#467A87 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467A87?

The RGB value is 70, 122, 135: 70 red, 122 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467A87?

The complementary color is #875346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467A87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467A87 color

#467A87 rgb(70, 122, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467A87 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 47.8% green and 52.9% blue (70, 122, 135).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Blue (#3E7A85), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#467A87 color codes

HEX	`#467A87`
RGB	`rgb(70, 122, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 47.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 48%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -13.66, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 18.51, 222.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.857, 16.969, 25.462)`
Decimal	`4618887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467A87, 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 #467A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #467A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467a87; }
.text { color: #467a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 122 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467a87, #465a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #467A87?: #467A87 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467A87?: The RGB value is 70, 122, 135: 70 red, 122 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467A87?: The complementary color is #875346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467A87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.