What color is #469258?

#469258 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469258?

The RGB value is 70, 146, 88: 70 red, 146 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469258?

The complementary color is #924680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469258?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469258 color

#469258 rgb(70, 146, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #469258 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 57.3% green and 34.5% blue (70, 146, 88).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#469258 color codes

HEX	`#469258`
RGB	`rgb(70, 146, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 57.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 52%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 40%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -36.83, 23.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 43.82, 147.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.565, 22.563, 12.818)`
Decimal	`4624984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469258, 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 #469258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469258 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #469258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469258; }
.text { color: #469258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 146 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469258, #46927e); }

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Questions

What color is #469258?: #469258 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469258?: The RGB value is 70, 146, 88: 70 red, 146 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469258?: The complementary color is #924680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469258?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.