What color is #465951?

#465951 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465951?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 81: 70 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465951?

The complementary color is #59464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465951 color

#465951 rgb(70, 89, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465951 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 31.8% blue (70, 89, 81).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#465951 color codes

HEX	`#465951`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, -9.16, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 9.43, 166.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.583, 9.041, 9.128)`
Decimal	`4610385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465951, 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 #465951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #465951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465951; }
.text { color: #465951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465951, #465859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465951?: #465951 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465951?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 81: 70 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465951?: The complementary color is #59464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.