What color is #465955?

#465955 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465955?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 85: 70 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465955?

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

Is black or white text better on #465955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465955 color

#465955 rgb(70, 89, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465955 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 33.3% blue (70, 89, 85).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 12% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#465955 color codes

HEX	`#465955`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 12%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.18, -8.22, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.18, 8.22, 180.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.737, 9.102, 9.942)`
Decimal	`4610389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465955, 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 #465955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #465955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465955; }
.text { color: #465955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465955, #465459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #465955?: #465955 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465955?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 85: 70 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465955?: The complementary color is #59464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.