What color is #46353E?

#46353E 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 #46353E?

The RGB value is 70, 53, 62: 70 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46353E?

The complementary color is #35463D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46353E color

#46353E rgb(70, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46353E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (70, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#46353E color codes

HEX	`#46353E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.31, 9.36, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.31, 9.74, 343.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.668, 4.196, 5.121)`
Decimal	`4601150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46353E, 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 #46353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #46353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46353e; }
.text { color: #46353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46353e, #463536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46353E?: #46353E 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 #46353E?: The RGB value is 70, 53, 62: 70 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46353E?: The complementary color is #35463D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.