What color is #46343A?

#46343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46343A?

The RGB value is 70, 52, 58: 70 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46343A?

The complementary color is #344640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46343A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46343A color

#46343A rgb(70, 52, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46343A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.4% green and 22.7% blue (70, 52, 58).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#46343A color codes

HEX	`#46343A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 52, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.88, 9.21, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.88, 9.24, 356.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.517, 4.064, 4.549)`
Decimal	`4600890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46343A, 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 #46343A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46343A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #46343A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46343a; }
.text { color: #46343a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46343a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 52 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46343a, #463734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #46343A?: #46343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46343A?: The RGB value is 70, 52, 58: 70 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46343A?: The complementary color is #344640, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46343A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.