What color is #468475?

#468475 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468475?

The RGB value is 70, 132, 117: 70 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468475?

The complementary color is #844655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468475 color

#468475 rgb(70, 132, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #468475 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 51.8% green and 45.9% blue (70, 132, 117).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#468475 color codes

HEX	`#468475`
RGB	`rgb(70, 132, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 51.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.79, -23.91, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.79, 23.99, 175.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.987, 19.088, 19.773)`
Decimal	`4621429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468475, 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 #468475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #468475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468475; }
.text { color: #468475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 132 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468475, #467484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #468475?: #468475 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468475?: The RGB value is 70, 132, 117: 70 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468475?: The complementary color is #844655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.