What color is #464444?

#464444 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464444?

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

What is the complementary color of #464444?

The complementary color is #444646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464444 color

#464444 rgb(70, 68, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464444 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#464444 color codes

HEX	`#464444`
RGB	`rgb(70, 68, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 0.84, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 0.89, 19.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.636, 5.854, 6.301)`
Decimal	`4604996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464444, 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 #464444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #464444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464444; }
.text { color: #464444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 68 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464444, #464544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464444?: #464444 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464444?: The RGB value is 70, 68, 68: 70 red, 68 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464444?: The complementary color is #444646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.