What color is #468769?

#468769 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468769?

The RGB value is 70, 135, 105: 70 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468769?

The complementary color is #874664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468769 color

#468769 rgb(70, 135, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #468769 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 52.9% green and 41.2% blue (70, 135, 105).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#468769 color codes

HEX	`#468769`
RGB	`rgb(70, 135, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 52.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 48%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, -28.28, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 29.93, 160.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.738, 19.649, 16.431)`
Decimal	`4622185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468769, 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 #468769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #468769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468769; }
.text { color: #468769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 135 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468769, #468587); }

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Questions

What color is #468769?: #468769 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468769?: The RGB value is 70, 135, 105: 70 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468769?: The complementary color is #874664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.