What color is #467D3E?

#467D3E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467D3E?

The RGB value is 70, 125, 62: 70 red, 125 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467D3E?

The complementary color is #753E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467D3E color

#467D3E rgb(70, 125, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #467D3E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49% green and 24.3% blue (70, 125, 62).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 34% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#467D3E color codes

HEX	`#467D3E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 125, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 34%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 50%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 50%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, -31.58, 28.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 42.63, 137.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.728, 16.316, 7.141)`
Decimal	`4619582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467D3E, 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 #467D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #467D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467d3e; }
.text { color: #467d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 125 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467d3e, #3e7d55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #467D3E?: #467D3E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467D3E?: The RGB value is 70, 125, 62: 70 red, 125 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467D3E?: The complementary color is #753E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.