What color is #464250?

#464250 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464250?

The RGB value is 70, 66, 80: 70 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464250?

The complementary color is #4C5042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464250 color

#464250 rgb(70, 66, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464250 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.9% green and 31.4% blue (70, 66, 80).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#464250 color codes

HEX	`#464250`
RGB	`rgb(70, 66, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.84, 4.92, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.84, 9.22, 302.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.922, 5.778, 8.391)`
Decimal	`4604496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464250, 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 #464250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #464250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464250; }
.text { color: #464250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 66 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464250, #4d4250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464250?: #464250 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464250?: The RGB value is 70, 66, 80: 70 red, 66 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464250?: The complementary color is #4C5042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.