What color is #464348?

#464348 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464348?

The RGB value is 70, 67, 72: 70 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464348?

The complementary color is #454843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464348?

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.

#464348 color

#464348 rgb(70, 67, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464348 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.3% green and 28.2% blue (70, 67, 72).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 4% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Tuxedo (#3F3C43), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#464348 color codes

HEX	`#464348`
RGB	`rgb(70, 67, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 4%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 7%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, 2.37, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 3.49, 312.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.702, 5.784, 6.946)`
Decimal	`4604744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464348, 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 #464348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464348 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 #464348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464348; }
.text { color: #464348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 67 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464348, #484348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464348?: #464348 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuxedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464348?: The RGB value is 70, 67, 72: 70 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464348?: The complementary color is #454843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464348?: 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.