What color is #464948?

#464948 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464948?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 72: 70 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464948?

The complementary color is #494647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464948 color

#464948 rgb(70, 73, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464948 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 28.2% blue (70, 73, 72).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#464948 color codes

HEX	`#464948`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.72, -1.45, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.72, 1.46, 173.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.078, 6.535, 7.071)`
Decimal	`4606280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464948, 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 #464948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #464948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464948; }
.text { color: #464948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464948, #464949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #464948?: #464948 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464948?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 72: 70 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464948?: The complementary color is #494647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.