What color is #464A47?

#464A47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464A47?

The RGB value is 70, 74, 71: 70 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464A47?

The complementary color is #4A4649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464A47 color

#464A47 rgb(70, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464A47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (70, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#464A47 color codes

HEX	`#464A47`
RGB	`rgb(70, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 5%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -2.3, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 2.61, 152.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.112, 6.655, 6.922)`
Decimal	`4606535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464A47, 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 #464A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #464A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464a47; }
.text { color: #464a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464a47, #464a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464A47?: #464A47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464A47?: The RGB value is 70, 74, 71: 70 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464A47?: The complementary color is #4A4649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.