What color is #467C5D?

#467C5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467C5D?

The RGB value is 70, 124, 93: 70 red, 124 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467C5D?

The complementary color is #7C4665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467C5D color

#467C5D rgb(70, 124, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #467C5D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 48.6% green and 36.5% blue (70, 124, 93).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#467C5D color codes

HEX	`#467C5D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 124, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 48.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -25.49, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 27.94, 155.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.708, 16.507, 12.923)`
Decimal	`4619357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467C5D, 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 #467C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #467C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467c5d; }
.text { color: #467c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 124 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467c5d, #467c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #467C5D?: #467C5D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467C5D?: The RGB value is 70, 124, 93: 70 red, 124 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467C5D?: The complementary color is #7C4665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.