What color is #464B37?

#464B37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464B37?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 55: 70 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B37?

The complementary color is #3C374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B37 color

#464B37 rgb(70, 75, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464B37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 21.6% blue (70, 75, 55).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#464B37 color codes

HEX	`#464B37`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.9, -6.1, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.9, 12.81, 118.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.731, 6.61, 4.588)`
Decimal	`4606775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B37, 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 #464B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #464B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b37; }
.text { color: #464b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b37, #3c4b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #464B37?: #464B37 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464B37?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 55: 70 red, 75 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B37?: The complementary color is #3C374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.