What color is #464340?

#464340 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464340?

The RGB value is 70, 67, 64: 70 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464340?

The complementary color is #404346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464340 color

#464340 rgb(70, 67, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464340 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.3% green and 25.1% blue (70, 67, 64).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#464340 color codes

HEX	`#464340`
RGB	`rgb(70, 67, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, 0.63, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 2.36, 74.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.458, 5.687, 5.66)`
Decimal	`4604736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464340, 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 #464340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #464340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464340; }
.text { color: #464340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 67 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464340, #464640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464340?: #464340 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464340?: The RGB value is 70, 67, 64: 70 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464340?: The complementary color is #404346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.