What color is #464D53?

#464D53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464D53?

The RGB value is 70, 77, 83: 70 red, 77 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464D53?

The complementary color is #534C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464D53 color

#464D53 rgb(70, 77, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464D53 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.2% green and 32.5% blue (70, 77, 83).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sooty Lashes (#474D52), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#464D53 color codes

HEX	`#464D53`
RGB	`rgb(70, 77, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 16%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, -1.38, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 4.71, 253)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.741, 7.234, 9.223)`
Decimal	`4607315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464D53, 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 #464D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #464D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464d53; }
.text { color: #464d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 77 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464d53, #464753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464D53?: #464D53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Sooty Lashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464D53?: The RGB value is 70, 77, 83: 70 red, 77 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464D53?: The complementary color is #534C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.