What color is #464E5C?

#464E5C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464E5C?

The RGB value is 70, 78, 92: 70 red, 78 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464E5C?

The complementary color is #5C5446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464E5C color

#464E5C rgb(70, 78, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464E5C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 30.6% green and 36.1% blue (70, 78, 92).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#464E5C color codes

HEX	`#464E5C`
RGB	`rgb(70, 78, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 30.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.97, 0.3, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.97, 9.27, 271.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.181, 7.523, 11.197)`
Decimal	`4607580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464E5C, 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 #464E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #464E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464e5c; }
.text { color: #464e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 78 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464e5c, #49465c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464E5C?: #464E5C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464E5C?: The RGB value is 70, 78, 92: 70 red, 78 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464E5C?: The complementary color is #5C5446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.