What color is #464B5D?

#464B5D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464B5D?

The RGB value is 70, 75, 93: 70 red, 75 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464B5D?

The complementary color is #5D5846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464B5D color

#464B5D rgb(70, 75, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464B5D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 29.4% green and 36.5% blue (70, 75, 93).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#464B5D color codes

HEX	`#464B5D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 75, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 29.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.09, 2.48, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.09, 11.51, 282.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.017, 7.124, 11.359)`
Decimal	`4606813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464B5D, 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 #464B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #464B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464b5d; }
.text { color: #464b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 75 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464b5d, #4d465d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464B5D?: #464B5D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464B5D?: The RGB value is 70, 75, 93: 70 red, 75 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464B5D?: The complementary color is #5D5846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.