What color is #464941?

#464941 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 #464941?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 65: 70 red, 73 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464941?

The complementary color is #444149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464941 color

#464941 rgb(70, 73, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464941 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 25.5% blue (70, 73, 65).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% 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 9.17:1).

#464941 color codes

HEX	`#464941`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, -2.96, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 5.27, 124.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.862, 6.449, 5.936)`
Decimal	`4606273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464941, 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 #464941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #464941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464941; }
.text { color: #464941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464941, #424941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464941?: #464941 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 #464941?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 65: 70 red, 73 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464941?: The complementary color is #444149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.