What color is #469C6B?

#469C6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #469C6B?

The RGB value is 70, 156, 107: 70 red, 156 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469C6B?

The complementary color is #9C4677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469C6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469C6B color

#469C6B rgb(70, 156, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #469C6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 61.2% green and 42% blue (70, 156, 107).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 38% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#469C6B color codes

HEX	`#469C6B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 156, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 61.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 38%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 55%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 31%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, -37.61, 18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 41.7, 154.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.067, 26.139, 18.053)`
Decimal	`4627563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469C6B, 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 #469C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #469C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469c6b; }
.text { color: #469c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 156 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469c6b, #469c96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #469C6B?: #469C6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #469C6B?: The RGB value is 70, 156, 107: 70 red, 156 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469C6B?: The complementary color is #9C4677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469C6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.