What color is #469E6E?

#469E6E 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 #469E6E?

The RGB value is 70, 158, 110: 70 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #469E6E?

The complementary color is #9E4676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #469E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#469E6E color

#469E6E rgb(70, 158, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #469E6E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 62% green and 43.1% blue (70, 158, 110).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#469E6E color codes

HEX	`#469E6E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 158, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 62%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.86, -37.88, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.86, 41.64, 155.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.566, 26.88, 19.012)`
Decimal	`4628078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #469E6E, 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 #469E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#469E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #469E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #469e6e; }
.text { color: #469e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #469e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 158 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #469e6e, #469e9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #469E6E?: #469E6E 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 #469E6E?: The RGB value is 70, 158, 110: 70 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #469E6E?: The complementary color is #9E4676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #469E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.