What color is #46323C?

#46323C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46323C?

The RGB value is 70, 50, 60: 70 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46323C?

The complementary color is #32463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46323C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46323C color

#46323C rgb(70, 50, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46323C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green and 23.5% blue (70, 50, 60).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#46323C color codes

HEX	`#46323C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 50, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, 10.94, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 11.28, 345.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.482, 3.91, 4.793)`
Decimal	`4600380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46323C, 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 #46323C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46323C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #46323C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46323c; }
.text { color: #46323c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46323c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 50 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46323c, #463232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46323C?: #46323C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46323C?: The RGB value is 70, 50, 60: 70 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46323C?: The complementary color is #32463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46323C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.