What color is #468F3C?

#468F3C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468F3C?

The RGB value is 70, 143, 60: 70 red, 143 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468F3C?

The complementary color is #853C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468F3C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468F3C color

#468F3C rgb(70, 143, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #468F3C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 56.1% green and 23.5% blue (70, 143, 60).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 41% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#468F3C color codes

HEX	`#468F3C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 143, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 56.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 41%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 58%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 58%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, -39.79, 36.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 54.15, 137.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.163, 21.272, 7.686)`
Decimal	`4624188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468F3C, 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 #468F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #468F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468f3c; }
.text { color: #468f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 143 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468f3c, #3c8f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #468F3C?: #468F3C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468F3C?: The RGB value is 70, 143, 60: 70 red, 143 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468F3C?: The complementary color is #853C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468F3C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.