What color is #46524F?

#46524F is a dark gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46524F?

The RGB value is 70, 82, 79: 70 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46524F?

The complementary color is #524649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46524F?

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.

#46524F color

#46524F rgb(70, 82, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46524F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.2% green and 31% blue (70, 82, 79).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#46524F color codes

HEX	`#46524F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 82, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 15%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, -5.43, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 5.43, 178.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.954, 7.901, 8.554)`
Decimal	`4608591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46524F, 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 #46524F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46524F 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 #46524F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46524f; }
.text { color: #46524f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46524f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 82 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46524f, #464f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #46524F?: #46524F is a dark gray, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46524F?: The RGB value is 70, 82, 79: 70 red, 82 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46524F?: The complementary color is #524649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46524F?: 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.