What color is #46494E?

#46494E is a dark gray known as Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tuna?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 78: 70 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tuna?

The complementary color is #4E4B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tuna color: hex code #46494E

#46494E rgb(70, 73, 78)

Shades of gray

Tuna has the hex code #46494E. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (70, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

Tuna (#46494E) color codes

HEX	`#46494E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, -0.07, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 3.4, 268.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.283, 6.617, 8.152)`
Decimal	`4606286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tuna, 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 #46494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #46494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46494e; }
.text { color: #46494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46494e, #47464e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #46494E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #46494E?: #46494E is a dark gray known as Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tuna?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 78: 70 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tuna?: The complementary color is #4E4B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.