What color is #46534D?

#46534D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46534D?

The RGB value is 70, 83, 77: 70 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46534D?

The complementary color is #53464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46534D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46534D color

#46534D rgb(70, 83, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46534D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.5% green and 30.2% blue (70, 83, 77).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#46534D color codes

HEX	`#46534D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 83, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 16%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.03, -6.5, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.03, 6.74, 164.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.958, 8.024, 8.202)`
Decimal	`4608845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46534D, 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 #46534D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46534D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #46534D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46534d; }
.text { color: #46534d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46534d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 83 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46534d, #465353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #46534D?: #46534D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46534D?: The RGB value is 70, 83, 77: 70 red, 83 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46534D?: The complementary color is #53464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46534D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.