What color is #46526F?

#46526F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46526F?

The RGB value is 70, 82, 111: 70 red, 82 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46526F?

The complementary color is #6F6346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46526F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46526F color

#46526F rgb(70, 82, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #46526F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.2% green and 43.5% blue (70, 82, 111).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#46526F color codes

HEX	`#46526F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 82, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, 3.11, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 18.43, 279.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.411, 8.484, 16.23)`
Decimal	`4608623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46526F, 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 #46526F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46526F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #46526F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46526f; }
.text { color: #46526f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46526f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 82 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46526f, #4f466f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #46526F?: #46526F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46526F?: The RGB value is 70, 82, 111: 70 red, 82 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46526F?: The complementary color is #6F6346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46526F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.