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#468c69 color: Mallard Green

#468c69 is rgb(70, 140, 105) in RGB and oklch(58.426% 0.09 160.007) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

58.4%
0.090
160°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #468c69

#468c69 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.03:1 contrast and black text 5.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #468c69 mixed with white

  1. 468c69
  2. 5a9777
  3. 6ca285
  4. 7fae94
  5. 91b9a2
  6. a3c5b1
  7. b5d0c1
  8. c8dcd0
  9. dae7df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #468c69 mixed with black

  1. 468c69
  2. 3c795a
  3. 32674c
  4. 28553e
  5. 1e4331
  6. 153324
  7. 0d2318
  8. 05140c
  9. 020704
  10. 000100

Calmer: #468c69 with less saturation

  1. 468c69
  2. 4d8a6b
  3. 54896d
  4. 5a876f
  5. 5f8671
  6. 658472
  7. 6a8274
  8. 6e8176
  9. 737f78
  10. 777d7a

Questions about #468c69

What color is #468c69?

#468c69 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(70, 140, 105), in HSL hsl(150, 33.33%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.426% 0.09 160.007).

What colors go well with #468c69?

The complementary color of #468c69 is #9f668c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a864c and #278c87. The triadic partners are #7175b0 and #a96952.

Is white or black text more readable on #468c69?

White text reads better on #468c69: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and black gives 5.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468c69 a warm or cool color?

#468c69 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.09.