What color is #464648?

#464648 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464648?

The RGB value is 70, 70, 72: 70 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464648?

The complementary color is #484846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464648 color

#464648 rgb(70, 70, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464648 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 28.2% blue (70, 70, 72).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shady Character (#4C4B4C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#464648 color codes

HEX	`#464648`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.79, 0.45, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.79, 1.28, 290.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.885, 6.15, 7.007)`
Decimal	`4605512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464648, 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 #464648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #464648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464648; }
.text { color: #464648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464648, #474648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464648?: #464648 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Shady Character. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464648?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 72: 70 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464648?: The complementary color is #484846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.