What color is #465B53?

#465B53 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 #465B53?

The RGB value is 70, 91, 83: 70 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465B53?

The complementary color is #5B464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465B53 color

#465B53 rgb(70, 91, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465B53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.7% green and 32.5% blue (70, 91, 83).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#465B53 color codes

HEX	`#465B53`
RGB	`rgb(70, 91, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.76, -9.87, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.76, 10.07, 168.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.828, 9.409, 9.586)`
Decimal	`4610899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465B53, 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 #465B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #465B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465b53; }
.text { color: #465b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 91 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465b53, #46595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465B53?: #465B53 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 #465B53?: The RGB value is 70, 91, 83: 70 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465B53?: The complementary color is #5B464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.