What color is #464F68?

#464F68 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464F68?

The RGB value is 70, 79, 104: 70 red, 79 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464F68?

The complementary color is #685F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464F68 color

#464F68 rgb(70, 79, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #464F68 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31% green and 40.8% blue (70, 79, 104).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#464F68 color codes

HEX	`#464F68`
RGB	`rgb(70, 79, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, 2.98, -15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 15.93, 280.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.82, 7.893, 14.206)`
Decimal	`4607848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464F68, 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 #464F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #464F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464f68; }
.text { color: #464f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 79 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464f68, #4e4668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #464F68?: #464F68 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464F68?: The RGB value is 70, 79, 104: 70 red, 79 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464F68?: The complementary color is #685F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.