What color is #464B4E?

#464B4E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464B4E?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 78: 70 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B4E?

The complementary color is #4E4946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B4E color

#464B4E rgb(70, 75, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464B4E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 30.6% blue (70, 75, 78).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Witchcraft (#474C50), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#464B4E color codes

HEX	`#464B4E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.54, -1.33, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.54, 2.81, 241.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.417, 6.884, 8.197)`
Decimal	`4606798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B4E, 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 #464B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #464B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b4e; }
.text { color: #464b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b4e, #46474e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464B4E?: #464B4E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witchcraft. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464B4E?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 78: 70 red, 75 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B4E?: The complementary color is #4E4946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.