What color is #46594F?

#46594F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46594F?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 79: 70 red, 89 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46594F?

The complementary color is #594650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46594F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46594F color

#46594F rgb(70, 89, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46594F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 31% blue (70, 89, 79).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#46594F color codes

HEX	`#46594F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.01, -9.62, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.01, 10.2, 160.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.509, 9.011, 8.739)`
Decimal	`4610383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46594F, 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 #46594F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46594F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #46594F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46594f; }
.text { color: #46594f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46594f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46594f, #465959); }

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Questions

What color is #46594F?: #46594F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46594F?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 79: 70 red, 89 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46594F?: The complementary color is #594650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46594F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.