What color is #469946?

#469946 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469946?

The RGB value is 70, 153, 70: 70 red, 153 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469946?

The complementary color is #994699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469946?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469946 color

#469946 rgb(70, 153, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #469946 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 60% green and 27.5% blue (70, 153, 70).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#469946 color codes

HEX	`#469946`
RGB	`rgb(70, 153, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 60%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -42.64, 35.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 55.65, 140.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.022, 24.526, 9.735)`
Decimal	`4626758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469946, 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 #469946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #469946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469946; }
.text { color: #469946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 153 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469946, #469970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #469946?: #469946 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469946?: The RGB value is 70, 153, 70: 70 red, 153 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469946?: The complementary color is #994699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469946?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.