What color is #465442?

#465442 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465442?

The RGB value is 70, 84, 66: 70 red, 84 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465442?

The complementary color is #504254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465442 color

#465442 rgb(70, 84, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465442 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 32.9% green and 25.9% blue (70, 84, 66).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#465442 color codes

HEX	`#465442`
RGB	`rgb(70, 84, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 32.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 21%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.06, -9.43, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.06, 12.86, 137.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.679, 8.036, 6.352)`
Decimal	`4609090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465442, 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 #465442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #465442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465442; }
.text { color: #465442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 84 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465442, #425447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465442?: #465442 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465442?: The RGB value is 70, 84, 66: 70 red, 84 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465442?: The complementary color is #504254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.