What color is #46473E?

#46473E is a dark gray known as Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Metal?

The RGB value is 70, 71, 62: 70 red, 71 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Metal?

The complementary color is #3F3E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46473E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Metal color: hex code #46473E

#46473E rgb(70, 71, 62)

Shades of gray

Heavy Metal has the hex code #46473E. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.8% green and 24.3% blue (70, 71, 62).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 72% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

Heavy Metal (#46473E) color codes

HEX	`#46473E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 71, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.8, -2.31, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.8, 5.76, 113.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.648, 6.156, 5.447)`
Decimal	`4605758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy Metal, 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 #46473E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46473E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #46473E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46473e; }
.text { color: #46473e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46473e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 71 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46473e, #42473e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

See #46473E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #46473E?: #46473E is a dark gray known as Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Metal?: The RGB value is 70, 71, 62: 70 red, 71 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Metal?: The complementary color is #3F3E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46473E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.