What color is #464B41?

#464B41 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 #464B41?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 65: 70 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B41?

The complementary color is #46414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B41 color

#464B41 rgb(70, 75, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464B41 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 25.5% blue (70, 75, 65).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#464B41 color codes

HEX	`#464B41`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 13%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.15, -4.2, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.15, 6.74, 128.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.996, 6.716, 5.98)`
Decimal	`4606785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B41, 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 #464B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #464B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b41; }
.text { color: #464b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b41, #414b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #464B41?: #464B41 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 #464B41?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 65: 70 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B41?: The complementary color is #46414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.