What color is #465A52?

#465A52 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 #465A52?

The RGB value is 70, 90, 82: 70 red, 90 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465A52?

The complementary color is #5A464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465A52 color

#465A52 rgb(70, 90, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465A52 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.3% green and 32.2% blue (70, 90, 82).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#465A52 color codes

HEX	`#465A52`
RGB	`rgb(70, 90, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, -9.52, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 9.75, 167.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.705, 9.223, 9.355)`
Decimal	`4610642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465A52, 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 #465A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #465A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465a52; }
.text { color: #465a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 90 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465a52, #46585a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465A52?: #465A52 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 #465A52?: The RGB value is 70, 90, 82: 70 red, 90 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465A52?: The complementary color is #5A464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.