What color is #46363F?

#46363F 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 #46363F?

The RGB value is 70, 54, 63: 70 red, 54 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46363F?

The complementary color is #36463D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46363F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46363F color

#46363F rgb(70, 54, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46363F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 21.2% green and 24.7% blue (70, 54, 63).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#46363F color codes

HEX	`#46363F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 54, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 21.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, 8.91, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 9.36, 342.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.742, 4.299, 5.282)`
Decimal	`4601407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46363F, 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 #46363F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46363F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #46363F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46363f; }
.text { color: #46363f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46363f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 54 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46363f, #463637); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #46363F?: #46363F 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 #46363F?: The RGB value is 70, 54, 63: 70 red, 54 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46363F?: The complementary color is #36463D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46363F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.