What color is #464B47?

#464B47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464B47?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 71: 70 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B47?

The complementary color is #4B464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B47 color

#464B47 rgb(70, 75, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464B47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 27.8% blue (70, 75, 71).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 3% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Armadillo (#484A46), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#464B47 color codes

HEX	`#464B47`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 3%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 7%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.32, -2.93, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.32, 3.38, 150.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.179, 6.789, 6.945)`
Decimal	`4606791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B47, 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 #464B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #464B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b47; }
.text { color: #464b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b47, #464b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464B47?: #464B47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Armadillo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464B47?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 71: 70 red, 75 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B47?: The complementary color is #4B464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.