What color is #46493E?

#46493E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46493E?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 62: 70 red, 73 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46493E?

The complementary color is #413E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46493E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46493E color

#46493E rgb(70, 73, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46493E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 24.3% blue (70, 73, 62).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 8% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#46493E color codes

HEX	`#46493E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 8%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.44, -3.56, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.44, 7.13, 119.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.778, 6.415, 5.49)`
Decimal	`4606270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46493E, 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 #46493E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46493E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #46493E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46493e; }
.text { color: #46493e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46493e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46493e, #41493e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #46493E?: #46493E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46493E?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 62: 70 red, 73 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46493E?: The complementary color is #413E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46493E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.