What color is #46554B?

#46554B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46554B?

The RGB value is 70, 85, 75: 70 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46554B?

The complementary color is #554650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46554B color

#46554B rgb(70, 85, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46554B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (70, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 10% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#46554B color codes

HEX	`#46554B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 10%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 18%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.61, -8.14, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.61, 9.03, 154.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.044, 8.307, 7.888)`
Decimal	`4609355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46554B, 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 #46554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #46554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46554b; }
.text { color: #46554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46554b, #465553); }

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Questions

What color is #46554B?: #46554B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46554B?: The RGB value is 70, 85, 75: 70 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46554B?: The complementary color is #554650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.