What color is #465147?

#465147 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465147?

The RGB value is 70, 81, 71: 70 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465147?

The complementary color is #514650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465147 color

#465147 rgb(70, 81, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465147 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 31.8% green and 27.8% blue (70, 81, 71).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#465147 color codes

HEX	`#465147`
RGB	`rgb(70, 81, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 31.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 14%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.23, -6.61, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.23, 7.95, 146.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.605, 7.642, 7.087)`
Decimal	`4608327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465147, 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 #465147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #465147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465147; }
.text { color: #465147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 81 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465147, #46514d); }

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Questions

What color is #465147?: #465147 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465147?: The RGB value is 70, 81, 71: 70 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465147?: The complementary color is #514650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.