What color is #469475?

#469475 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469475?

The RGB value is 70, 148, 117: 70 red, 148 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469475?

The complementary color is #944665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469475 color

#469475 rgb(70, 148, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #469475 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 58% green and 45.9% blue (70, 148, 117).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#469475 color codes

HEX	`#469475`
RGB	`rgb(70, 148, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 58%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, -31.77, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 33.06, 163.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.325, 23.765, 20.553)`
Decimal	`4625525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469475, 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 #469475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #469475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469475; }
.text { color: #469475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 148 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469475, #468c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #469475?: #469475 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469475?: The RGB value is 70, 148, 117: 70 red, 148 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469475?: The complementary color is #944665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.