What color is #46333F?

#46333F 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 #46333F?

The RGB value is 70, 51, 63: 70 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46333F?

The complementary color is #33463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46333F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46333F color

#46333F rgb(70, 51, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46333F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20% green and 24.7% blue (70, 51, 63).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#46333F color codes

HEX	`#46333F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 51, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 27%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, 10.89, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 11.66, 339.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.607, 4.029, 5.237)`
Decimal	`4600639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46333F, 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 #46333F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46333F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #46333F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46333f; }
.text { color: #46333f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46333f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 51 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46333f, #463335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46333F?: #46333F 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 #46333F?: The RGB value is 70, 51, 63: 70 red, 51 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46333F?: The complementary color is #33463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46333F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.