What color is #464455?

#464455 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464455?

The RGB value is 70, 68, 85: 70 red, 68 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464455?

The complementary color is #535544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464455 color

#464455 rgb(70, 68, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464455 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.7% green and 33.3% blue (70, 68, 85).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#464455 color codes

HEX	`#464455`
RGB	`rgb(70, 68, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.64, 4.88, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.64, 10.97, 296.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.232, 6.092, 9.44)`
Decimal	`4605013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464455, 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 #464455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #464455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464455; }
.text { color: #464455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 68 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464455, #4f4455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464455?: #464455 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464455?: The RGB value is 70, 68, 85: 70 red, 68 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464455?: The complementary color is #535544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.