What color is #464A45?

#464A45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464A45?

The RGB value is 70, 74, 69: 70 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464A45?

The complementary color is #49454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464A45 color

#464A45 rgb(70, 74, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464A45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29% green and 27.1% blue (70, 74, 69).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#464A45 color codes

HEX	`#464A45`
RGB	`rgb(70, 74, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, -2.74, 2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 3.65, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.049, 6.629, 6.59)`
Decimal	`4606533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464A45, 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 #464A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #464A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464a45; }
.text { color: #464a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 74 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464a45, #454a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464A45?: #464A45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464A45?: The RGB value is 70, 74, 69: 70 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464A45?: The complementary color is #49454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.