What color is #464438?

#464438 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464438?

The RGB value is 70, 68, 56: 70 red, 68 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464438?

The complementary color is #383A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464438?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464438 color

#464438 rgb(70, 68, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464438 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.7% green and 22% blue (70, 68, 56).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#464438 color codes

HEX	`#464438`
RGB	`rgb(70, 68, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, -1.57, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 7.75, 101.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.307, 5.722, 4.566)`
Decimal	`4604984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464438, 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 #464438	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464438 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #464438 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464438; }
.text { color: #464438; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464438; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 68 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464438, #414638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464438?: #464438 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464438?: The RGB value is 70, 68, 56: 70 red, 68 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464438?: The complementary color is #383A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464438?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.