What color is #464A41?

#464A41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464A41?

The RGB value is 70, 74, 65: 70 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464A41?

The complementary color is #45414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464A41 color

#464A41 rgb(70, 74, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464A41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29% green and 25.5% blue (70, 74, 65).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#464A41 color codes

HEX	`#464A41`
RGB	`rgb(70, 74, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.83, -3.58, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.83, 6, 126.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.929, 6.581, 5.958)`
Decimal	`4606529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464A41, 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 #464A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #464A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464a41; }
.text { color: #464a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 74 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464a41, #424a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464A41?: #464A41 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464A41?: The RGB value is 70, 74, 65: 70 red, 74 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464A41?: The complementary color is #45414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.