What color is #467E5C?

#467E5C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467E5C?

The RGB value is 70, 126, 92: 70 red, 126 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467E5C?

The complementary color is #7E4668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467E5C?

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.

#467E5C color

#467E5C rgb(70, 126, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #467E5C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49.4% green and 36.1% blue (70, 126, 92).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#467E5C color codes

HEX	`#467E5C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 126, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, -26.7, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 29.64, 154.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.918, 16.996, 12.776)`
Decimal	`4619868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467E5C, 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 #467E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467E5C 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 #467E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467e5c; }
.text { color: #467e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 126 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467e5c, #467e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #467E5C?: #467E5C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467E5C?: The RGB value is 70, 126, 92: 70 red, 126 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467E5C?: The complementary color is #7E4668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467E5C?: 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.