What color is #46464B?

#46464B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46464B?

The RGB value is 70, 70, 75: 70 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46464B?

The complementary color is #4B4B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46464B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46464B color

#46464B rgb(70, 70, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46464B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.5% green and 29.4% blue (70, 70, 75).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tuna (#46494E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#46464B color codes

HEX	`#46464B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 70, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.89, 1.14, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.89, 3.2, 290.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.986, 6.19, 7.535)`
Decimal	`4605515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46464B, 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 #46464B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46464B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #46464B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46464b; }
.text { color: #46464b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46464b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 70 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46464b, #49464b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #46464B?: #46464B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tuna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46464B?: The RGB value is 70, 70, 75: 70 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46464B?: The complementary color is #4B4B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46464B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.