What color is #467C5F?

#467C5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467C5F?

The RGB value is 70, 124, 95: 70 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467C5F?

The complementary color is #7C4663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467C5F color

#467C5F rgb(70, 124, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #467C5F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 48.6% green and 37.3% blue (70, 124, 95).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#467C5F color codes

HEX	`#467C5F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 124, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 48.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -25.06, 10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 27.1, 157.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.798, 16.543, 13.396)`
Decimal	`4619359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467C5F, 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 #467C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #467C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467c5f; }
.text { color: #467c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 124 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467c5f, #467c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #467C5F?: #467C5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467C5F?: The RGB value is 70, 124, 95: 70 red, 124 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467C5F?: The complementary color is #7C4663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.