What color is #468180?

#468180 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468180?

The RGB value is 70, 129, 128: 70 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468180?

The complementary color is #814647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468180 color

#468180 rgb(70, 129, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468180 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 50.6% green and 50.2% blue (70, 129, 128).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#468180 color codes

HEX	`#468180`
RGB	`rgb(70, 129, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 50.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -19.46, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 20.21, 195.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.271, 18.56, 23.248)`
Decimal	`4620672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468180, 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 #468180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #468180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468180; }
.text { color: #468180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 129 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468180, #466481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #468180?: #468180 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468180?: The RGB value is 70, 129, 128: 70 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468180?: The complementary color is #814647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.