What color is #464B56?

#464B56 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464B56?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 86: 70 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B56?

The complementary color is #565146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B56 color

#464B56 rgb(70, 75, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464B56 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 33.7% blue (70, 75, 86).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 10% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#464B56 color codes

HEX	`#464B56`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 10%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 19%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, 0.64, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 7.21, 275.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.721, 7.006, 9.8)`
Decimal	`4606806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B56, 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 #464B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #464B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b56; }
.text { color: #464b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b56, #494656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464B56?: #464B56 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464B56?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 86: 70 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B56?: The complementary color is #565146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.