What color is #469E45?

#469E45 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 #469E45?

The RGB value is 70, 158, 69: 70 red, 158 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469E45?

The complementary color is #9D459E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469E45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469E45 color

#469E45 rgb(70, 158, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #469E45 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 62% green and 27.1% blue (70, 158, 69).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#469E45 color codes

HEX	`#469E45`
RGB	`rgb(70, 158, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 62%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 56%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, -44.8, 38.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 58.86, 139.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.826, 26.184, 9.849)`
Decimal	`4628037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469E45, 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 #469E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #469E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469e45; }
.text { color: #469e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 158 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469e45, #459e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #469E45?: #469E45 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 #469E45?: The RGB value is 70, 158, 69: 70 red, 158 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469E45?: The complementary color is #9D459E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469E45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.