What color is #46463E?

#46463E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46463E?

The RGB value is 70, 70, 62: 70 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46463E?

The complementary color is #3E3E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46463E color

#46463E rgb(70, 70, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46463E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (70, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#46463E color codes

HEX	`#46463E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, -1.68, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 5.11, 109.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.585, 6.03, 5.426)`
Decimal	`4605502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46463E, 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 #46463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #46463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46463e; }
.text { color: #46463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46463e, #42463e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #46463E?: #46463E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46463E?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 62: 70 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46463E?: The complementary color is #3E3E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.