What color is #464A33?

#464A33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464A33?

The RGB value is 70, 74, 51: 70 red, 74 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464A33?

The complementary color is #37334A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464A33 color

#464A33 rgb(70, 74, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #464A33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29% green and 20% blue (70, 74, 51).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#464A33 color codes

HEX	`#464A33`
RGB	`rgb(70, 74, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 31%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, -6.17, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 14.6, 114.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.572, 6.439, 4.081)`
Decimal	`4606515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464A33, 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 #464A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #464A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464a33; }
.text { color: #464a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 74 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464a33, #3b4a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #464A33?: #464A33 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464A33?: The RGB value is 70, 74, 51: 70 red, 74 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464A33?: The complementary color is #37334A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.