What color is #46495F?

#46495F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46495F?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 95: 70 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46495F?

The complementary color is #5F5C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46495F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46495F color

#46495F rgb(70, 73, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46495F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 37.3% blue (70, 73, 95).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#46495F color codes

HEX	`#46495F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, 4.31, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 13.99, 287.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.973, 6.893, 11.787)`
Decimal	`4606303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46495F, 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 #46495F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46495F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #46495F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46495f; }
.text { color: #46495f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46495f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46495f, #4f465f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #46495F?: #46495F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46495F?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 95: 70 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46495F?: The complementary color is #5F5C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46495F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.