What color is #468550?

#468550 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468550?

The RGB value is 70, 133, 80: 70 red, 133 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468550?

The complementary color is #85467B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468550?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468550 color

#468550 rgb(70, 133, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #468550 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 52.2% green and 31.4% blue (70, 133, 80).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#468550 color codes

HEX	`#468550`
RGB	`rgb(70, 133, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 52.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, -32.38, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 39.4, 145.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.361, 18.655, 10.537)`
Decimal	`4621648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468550, 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 #468550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #468550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468550; }
.text { color: #468550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 133 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468550, #468570); }

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Questions

What color is #468550?: #468550 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468550?: The RGB value is 70, 133, 80: 70 red, 133 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468550?: The complementary color is #85467B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468550?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.