What color is #467E7A?

#467E7A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #467E7A?

The RGB value is 70, 126, 122: 70 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467E7A?

The complementary color is #7E464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467E7A color

#467E7A rgb(70, 126, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467E7A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (70, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 29% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#467E7A color codes

HEX	`#467E7A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 29%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, -19.49, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 19.82, 190.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.498, 17.628, 21.1)`
Decimal	`4619898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467E7A, 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 #467E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #467E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467e7a; }
.text { color: #467e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467e7a, #46667e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467E7A?: #467E7A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #467E7A?: The RGB value is 70, 126, 122: 70 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467E7A?: The complementary color is #7E464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.