What color is #464044?

#464044 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464044?

The RGB value is 70, 64, 68: 70 red, 64 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464044?

The complementary color is #404642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464044 color

#464044 rgb(70, 64, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464044 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.1% green and 26.7% blue (70, 64, 68).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#464044 color codes

HEX	`#464044`
RGB	`rgb(70, 64, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, 3.42, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 3.73, 336.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.402, 5.386, 6.223)`
Decimal	`4603972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464044, 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 #464044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #464044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464044; }
.text { color: #464044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 64 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464044, #464041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464044?: #464044 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464044?: The RGB value is 70, 64, 68: 70 red, 64 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464044?: The complementary color is #404642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.