What color is #467D78?

#467D78 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467D78?

The RGB value is 70, 125, 120: 70 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467D78?

The complementary color is #7D464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467D78 color

#467D78 rgb(70, 125, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467D78 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49% green and 47.1% blue (70, 125, 120).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#467D78 color codes

HEX	`#467D78`
RGB	`rgb(70, 125, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, -19.49, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 19.71, 188.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.248, 17.324, 20.411)`
Decimal	`4619640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467D78, 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 #467D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #467D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467d78; }
.text { color: #467d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 125 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467d78, #46677d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467D78?: #467D78 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467D78?: The RGB value is 70, 125, 120: 70 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467D78?: The complementary color is #7D464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.