What color is #467B6B?

#467B6B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467B6B?

The RGB value is 70, 123, 107: 70 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467B6B?

The complementary color is #7B4656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467B6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467B6B color

#467B6B rgb(70, 123, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #467B6B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 48.2% green and 42% blue (70, 123, 107).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#467B6B color codes

HEX	`#467B6B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 123, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 48.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 43%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -21.76, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 22, 171.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.262, 16.529, 16.451)`
Decimal	`4619115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467B6B, 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 #467B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #467B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467b6b; }
.text { color: #467b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 123 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467b6b, #46717b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #467B6B?: #467B6B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467B6B?: The RGB value is 70, 123, 107: 70 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467B6B?: The complementary color is #7B4656, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467B6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.