What color is #467D6A?

#467D6A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467D6A?

The RGB value is 70, 125, 106: 70 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467D6A?

The complementary color is #7D4659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467D6A color

#467D6A rgb(70, 125, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #467D6A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49% green and 41.6% blue (70, 125, 106).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#467D6A color codes

HEX	`#467D6A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 125, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 15%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, -23.04, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 23.51, 168.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.46, 17.009, 16.259)`
Decimal	`4619626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467D6A, 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 #467D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #467D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467d6a; }
.text { color: #467d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 125 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467d6a, #46757d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #467D6A?: #467D6A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467D6A?: The RGB value is 70, 125, 106: 70 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467D6A?: The complementary color is #7D4659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.