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#466E11 Color

#466E11 is rgb(70, 110, 17) in RGB, hsl(86, 73%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 85%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sap Green (#507D2A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#466E11
HEX#466E11
RGBrgb(70, 110, 17)
HSLhsl(86, 73%, 25%)
HSVhsv(86, 85%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 85%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.126 131.1)
LABlab(42.12% -25.76 42.32)
LCHlch(42.12% 49.55 121.33)

What #466E11 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #466E11, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#466E11 Channel Values

How #466E11 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 110 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 73% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 85% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #466E11 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #466E11

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #466E11; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #466E11

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #466E11 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#466E11
Protanopia#686812
Protanomaly#5D6B12
Deuteranopia#636316
Deuteranomaly#596814
Tritanopia#506767
Tritanomaly#4C6A52
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #466E11 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-466e11: #466E11;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #466E11;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-466e11': '#466E11' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.431, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_466e11">#466E11</color>
SVG fillfill="#466E11"

More Green Colors

#466E11 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#466E11 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #466E11?

#466E11 is a dark green — rgb(70, 110, 17) in RGB and hsl(86, 73%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sap Green (#507D2A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #466E11?

#466E11 is rgb(70, 110, 17) — red 70, green 110, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #466E11?

#466E11 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 85%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #466E11 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #466E11 scores 6:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #466E11 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #466E11 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 14.41, which is visibly different.

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