What color is #464850?

#464850 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464850?

The RGB value is 70, 72, 80: 70 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464850?

The complementary color is #504E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464850 color

#464850 rgb(70, 72, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464850 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.2% green and 31.4% blue (70, 72, 80).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#464850 color codes

HEX	`#464850`
RGB	`rgb(70, 72, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 12%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.68, 1.05, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.68, 5.15, 281.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.291, 6.516, 8.514)`
Decimal	`4606032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464850, 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 #464850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #464850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464850; }
.text { color: #464850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 72 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464850, #494650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464850?: #464850 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464850?: The RGB value is 70, 72, 80: 70 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464850?: The complementary color is #504E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.