What color is #464D48?

#464D48 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 #464D48?

The RGB value is 70, 77, 72: 70 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464D48?

The complementary color is #4D464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464D48 color

#464D48 rgb(70, 77, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464D48 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.2% green and 28.2% blue (70, 77, 72).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#464D48 color codes

HEX	`#464D48`
RGB	`rgb(70, 77, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 9%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.98, -3.95, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.98, 4.43, 153.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.349, 7.078, 7.161)`
Decimal	`4607304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464D48, 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 #464D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #464D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464d48; }
.text { color: #464d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 77 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464d48, #464d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #464D48?: #464D48 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 #464D48?: The RGB value is 70, 77, 72: 70 red, 77 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464D48?: The complementary color is #4D464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.