What color is #465659?

#465659 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465659?

The RGB value is 70, 86, 89: 70 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465659?

The complementary color is #594946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465659 color

#465659 rgb(70, 86, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465659 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 33.7% green and 34.9% blue (70, 86, 89).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#465659 color codes

HEX	`#465659`
RGB	`rgb(70, 86, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 33.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, -5.43, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 6.63, 215.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.656, 8.679, 10.721)`
Decimal	`4609625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465659, 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 #465659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #465659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465659; }
.text { color: #465659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 86 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465659, #464d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #465659?: #465659 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465659?: The RGB value is 70, 86, 89: 70 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465659?: The complementary color is #594946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.