What color is #46463F?

#46463F 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 #46463F?

The RGB value is 70, 70, 63: 70 red, 70 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46463F?

The complementary color is #3F3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46463F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46463F color

#46463F rgb(70, 70, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46463F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 24.7% blue (70, 70, 63).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#46463F color codes

HEX	`#46463F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.52, -1.48, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.52, 4.48, 109.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.613, 6.041, 5.572)`
Decimal	`4605503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46463F, 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 #46463F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46463F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #46463F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46463f; }
.text { color: #46463f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46463f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46463f, #43463f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #46463F?: #46463F 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 #46463F?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 63: 70 red, 70 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46463F?: The complementary color is #3F3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46463F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.