What color is #467F42?

#467F42 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 #467F42?

The RGB value is 70, 127, 66: 70 red, 127 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467F42?

The complementary color is #7B427F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467F42 color

#467F42 rgb(70, 127, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #467F42 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49.8% green and 25.9% blue (70, 127, 66).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#467F42 color codes

HEX	`#467F42`
RGB	`rgb(70, 127, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 48%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 48%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -31.91, 27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 42.04, 139.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 16.873, 7.825)`
Decimal	`4620098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467F42, 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 #467F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #467F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467f42; }
.text { color: #467f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 127 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467f42, #427f5d); }

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Questions

What color is #467F42?: #467F42 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 #467F42?: The RGB value is 70, 127, 66: 70 red, 127 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467F42?: The complementary color is #7B427F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.