What color is #464350?

#464350 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464350?

The RGB value is 70, 67, 80: 70 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464350?

The complementary color is #4D5043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464350 color

#464350 rgb(70, 67, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464350 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.3% green and 31.4% blue (70, 67, 80).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#464350 color codes

HEX	`#464350`
RGB	`rgb(70, 67, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.15, 4.27, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.15, 8.49, 300.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.981, 5.896, 8.411)`
Decimal	`4604752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464350, 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 #464350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #464350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464350; }
.text { color: #464350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 67 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464350, #4c4350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464350?: #464350 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464350?: The RGB value is 70, 67, 80: 70 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464350?: The complementary color is #4D5043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.