What color is #464E41?

#464E41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464E41?

The RGB value is 70, 78, 65: 70 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464E41?

The complementary color is #49414E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464E41 color

#464E41 rgb(70, 78, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464E41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.6% green and 25.5% blue (70, 78, 65).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#464E41 color codes

HEX	`#464E41`
RGB	`rgb(70, 78, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.11, -6.04, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.11, 8.96, 132.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.204, 7.132, 6.05)`
Decimal	`4607553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464E41, 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 #464E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #464E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464e41; }
.text { color: #464e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 78 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464e41, #414e42); }

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Questions

What color is #464E41?: #464E41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464E41?: The RGB value is 70, 78, 65: 70 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464E41?: The complementary color is #49414E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.