What color is #468352?

#468352 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468352?

The RGB value is 70, 131, 82: 70 red, 131 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468352?

The complementary color is #834677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468352?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468352 color

#468352 rgb(70, 131, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #468352 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51.4% green and 32.2% blue (70, 131, 82).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#468352 color codes

HEX	`#468352`
RGB	`rgb(70, 131, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, -31.08, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 37.25, 146.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.164, 18.143, 10.842)`
Decimal	`4621138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468352, 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 #468352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#468352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #468352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468352; }
.text { color: #468352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 131 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468352, #468371); }

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Questions

What color is #468352?: #468352 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468352?: The RGB value is 70, 131, 82: 70 red, 131 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468352?: The complementary color is #834677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468352?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.