What color is #464039?

#464039 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464039?

The RGB value is 70, 64, 57: 70 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464039?

The complementary color is #393F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464039 color

#464039 rgb(70, 64, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464039 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.1% green and 22.4% blue (70, 64, 57).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#464039 color codes

HEX	`#464039`
RGB	`rgb(70, 64, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.48, 1.17, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.48, 5.34, 77.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.098, 5.264, 4.618)`
Decimal	`4603961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464039, 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 #464039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #464039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464039; }
.text { color: #464039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 64 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464039, #464639); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #464039?: #464039 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464039?: The RGB value is 70, 64, 57: 70 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464039?: The complementary color is #393F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.