What color is #468800?

#468800 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468800?

The RGB value is 70, 136, 0: 70 red, 136 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468800?

The complementary color is #420088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468800 color

#468800 rgb(70, 136, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #468800 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 53.3% green and 0% blue (70, 136, 0).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#468800 color codes

HEX	`#468800`
RGB	`rgb(70, 136, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 53.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 100%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, -40.92, 54.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 67.78, 127.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.33, 18.91, 3.053)`
Decimal	`4622336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468800, 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 #468800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #468800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468800; }
.text { color: #468800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 136 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468800, #028800); }

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Questions

What color is #468800?: #468800 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468800?: The RGB value is 70, 136, 0: 70 red, 136 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468800?: The complementary color is #420088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.