What color is #468061?

#468061 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468061?

The RGB value is 70, 128, 97: 70 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468061?

The complementary color is #804665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468061 color

#468061 rgb(70, 128, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #468061 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 50.2% green and 38% blue (70, 128, 97).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#468061 color codes

HEX	`#468061`
RGB	`rgb(70, 128, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 50.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, -26.62, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 28.81, 157.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.402, 17.603, 14.051)`
Decimal	`4620385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468061, 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 #468061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#468061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #468061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468061; }
.text { color: #468061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 128 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468061, #46807e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #468061?: #468061 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468061?: The RGB value is 70, 128, 97: 70 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468061?: The complementary color is #804665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.