Close to Grass Green

#469809

#469809 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 59.6% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 94°, with 89% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #469809 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#469809
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #469809?

#469809 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 27.5% red, 59.6% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 94°, with 89% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #469809 in RGB?

#469809 is rgb(70, 152, 9): 70 red, 152 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #469809 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(54, 0, 94, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #469809?

PANTONE 369 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #469809?

Its complement #AD65E3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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