What color is #464E57?

#464E57 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464E57?

The RGB value is 70, 78, 87: 70 red, 78 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464E57?

The complementary color is #574F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464E57?

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.

#464E57 color

#464E57 rgb(70, 78, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464E57 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.6% green and 34.1% blue (70, 78, 87).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#464E57 color codes

HEX	`#464E57`
RGB	`rgb(70, 78, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.79, -1, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.79, 6.45, 261.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.97, 7.439, 10.084)`
Decimal	`4607575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464E57, 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 #464E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464E57 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 #464E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464e57; }
.text { color: #464e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 78 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464e57, #474657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464E57?: #464E57 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464E57?: The RGB value is 70, 78, 87: 70 red, 78 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464E57?: The complementary color is #574F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464E57?: 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.