What color is #467F78?

#467F78 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 #467F78?

The RGB value is 70, 127, 120: 70 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #467F78?

The complementary color is #7F464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #467F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#467F78 color

#467F78 rgb(70, 127, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #467F78 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (70, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#467F78 color codes

HEX	`#467F78`
RGB	`rgb(70, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, -20.55, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 20.65, 185.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.504, 17.836, 20.497)`
Decimal	`4620152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #467F78, 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 #467F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#467F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #467F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #467f78; }
.text { color: #467f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #467f78, #466a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #467F78?: #467F78 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 #467F78?: The RGB value is 70, 127, 120: 70 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #467F78?: The complementary color is #7F464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #467F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.