What color is #468848?

#468848 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468848?

The RGB value is 70, 136, 72: 70 red, 136 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468848?

The complementary color is #884686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468848?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468848 color

#468848 rgb(70, 136, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #468848 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 53.3% green and 28.2% blue (70, 136, 72).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#468848 color codes

HEX	`#468848`
RGB	`rgb(70, 136, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 53.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 47%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, -35.07, 27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 44.84, 141.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.499, 19.377, 9.211)`
Decimal	`4622408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468848, 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 #468848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #468848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468848; }
.text { color: #468848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 136 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468848, #468869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #468848?: #468848 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468848?: The RGB value is 70, 136, 72: 70 red, 136 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468848?: The complementary color is #884686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468848?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.