What color is #468B4A?

#468B4A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468B4A?

The RGB value is 70, 139, 74: 70 red, 139 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468B4A?

The complementary color is #8B4687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468B4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468B4A color

#468B4A rgb(70, 139, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #468B4A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.5% green and 29% blue (70, 139, 74).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#468B4A color codes

HEX	`#468B4A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 139, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 47%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, -36.09, 28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 45.76, 142.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.994, 20.261, 9.703)`
Decimal	`4623178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468B4A, 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 #468B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #468B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468b4a; }
.text { color: #468b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 139 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468b4a, #468b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #468B4A?: #468B4A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468B4A?: The RGB value is 70, 139, 74: 70 red, 139 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468B4A?: The complementary color is #8B4687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468B4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.