What color is #46595F?

#46595F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46595F?

The RGB value is 70, 89, 95: 70 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46595F?

The complementary color is #5F4C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46595F color

#46595F rgb(70, 89, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46595F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (70, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fiord (#4B5A62), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#46595F color codes

HEX	`#46595F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.5, -5.71, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.5, 8.18, 225.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.163, 9.273, 12.184)`
Decimal	`4610399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46595F, 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 #46595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #46595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46595f; }
.text { color: #46595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46595f, #464d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #46595F?: #46595F is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Fiord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46595F?: The RGB value is 70, 89, 95: 70 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46595F?: The complementary color is #5F4C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.