What color is #465852?

#465852 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 #465852?

The RGB value is 70, 88, 82: 70 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465852?

The complementary color is #58464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465852 color

#465852 rgb(70, 88, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465852 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.5% green and 32.2% blue (70, 88, 82).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#465852 color codes

HEX	`#465852`
RGB	`rgb(70, 88, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, -8.34, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 8.42, 171.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.538, 8.891, 9.3)`
Decimal	`4610130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465852, 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 #465852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #465852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465852; }
.text { color: #465852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 88 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465852, #465558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465852?: #465852 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 #465852?: The RGB value is 70, 88, 82: 70 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465852?: The complementary color is #58464C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.