What color is #469C78?

#469C78 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 #469C78?

The RGB value is 70, 156, 120: 70 red, 156 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469C78?

The complementary color is #9C466A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469C78 color

#469C78 rgb(70, 156, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #469C78 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 61.2% green and 47.1% blue (70, 156, 120).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 38% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#469C78 color codes

HEX	`#469C78`
RGB	`rgb(70, 156, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 61.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 38%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 55%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, -34.81, 11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 36.54, 162.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.803, 26.433, 21.93)`
Decimal	`4627576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469C78, 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 #469C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #469C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469c78; }
.text { color: #469c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 156 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469c78, #46959c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #469C78?: #469C78 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 #469C78?: The RGB value is 70, 156, 120: 70 red, 156 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469C78?: The complementary color is #9C466A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.