What color is #464D5F?

#464D5F 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 #464D5F?

The RGB value is 70, 77, 95: 70 red, 77 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464D5F?

The complementary color is #5F5846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464D5F color

#464D5F rgb(70, 77, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464D5F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.2% green and 37.3% blue (70, 77, 95).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#464D5F color codes

HEX	`#464D5F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 77, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.78, 1.74, -11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.78, 11.59, 278.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.245, 7.436, 11.878)`
Decimal	`4607327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464D5F, 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 #464D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #464D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464d5f; }
.text { color: #464d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 77 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464d5f, #4c465f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464D5F?: #464D5F 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 #464D5F?: The RGB value is 70, 77, 95: 70 red, 77 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464D5F?: The complementary color is #5F5846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.