What color is #463E47?

#463E47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463E47?

The RGB value is 70, 62, 71: 70 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463E47?

The complementary color is #3F473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463E47 color

#463E47 rgb(70, 62, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463E47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (70, 62, 71).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#463E47 color codes

HEX	`#463E47`
RGB	`rgb(70, 62, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 13%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, 5.39, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 6.85, 321.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.386, 5.202, 6.68)`
Decimal	`4603463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463E47, 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 #463E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #463E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463e47; }
.text { color: #463e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 62 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463e47, #473e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #463E47?: #463E47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463E47?: The RGB value is 70, 62, 71: 70 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463E47?: The complementary color is #3F473E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.