What color is #463F46?

#463F46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463F46?

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

What is the complementary color of #463F46?

The complementary color is #3F463F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463F46 color

#463F46 rgb(70, 63, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463F46 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#463F46 color codes

HEX	`#463F46`
RGB	`rgb(70, 63, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.57, 4.51, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.57, 5.51, 324.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.409, 5.299, 6.531)`
Decimal	`4603718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463F46, 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 #463F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #463F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463f46; }
.text { color: #463f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 63 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463f46, #463f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #463F46?: #463F46 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463F46?: The RGB value is 70, 63, 70: 70 red, 63 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463F46?: The complementary color is #3F463F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.