What color is #463D50?

#463D50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463D50?

The RGB value is 70, 61, 80: 70 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463D50?

The complementary color is #47503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463D50 color

#463D50 rgb(70, 61, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463D50 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.9% green and 31.4% blue (70, 61, 80).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#463D50 color codes

HEX	`#463D50`
RGB	`rgb(70, 61, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.35, 8.2, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.35, 12.97, 309.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.642, 5.219, 8.298)`
Decimal	`4603216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463D50, 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 #463D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #463D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463d50; }
.text { color: #463d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 61 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463d50, #503d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463D50?: #463D50 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463D50?: The RGB value is 70, 61, 80: 70 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463D50?: The complementary color is #47503D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.