What color is #465260?

#465260 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 #465260?

The RGB value is 70, 82, 96: 70 red, 82 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465260?

The complementary color is #605446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465260 color

#465260 rgb(70, 82, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465260 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.2% green and 37.6% blue (70, 82, 96).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#465260 color codes

HEX	`#465260`
RGB	`rgb(70, 82, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 15%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.36, -1.14, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.36, 9.77, 263.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.654, 8.181, 12.24)`
Decimal	`4608608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465260, 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 #465260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #465260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465260; }
.text { color: #465260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 82 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465260, #474660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465260?: #465260 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 #465260?: The RGB value is 70, 82, 96: 70 red, 82 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465260?: The complementary color is #605446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.