What color is #464D4E?

#464D4E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464D4E?

The RGB value is 70, 77, 78: 70 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464D4E?

The complementary color is #4E4746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464D4E color

#464D4E rgb(70, 77, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464D4E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (70, 77, 78).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cover of Night (#494E4F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#464D4E color codes

HEX	`#464D4E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 77, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, -2.58, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 3.02, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.555, 7.16, 8.243)`
Decimal	`4607310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464D4E, 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 #464D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #464D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464d4e; }
.text { color: #464d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 77 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464d4e, #46494e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464D4E?: #464D4E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Cover of Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464D4E?: The RGB value is 70, 77, 78: 70 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464D4E?: The complementary color is #4E4746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.