What color is #465B60?

#465B60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465B60?

The RGB value is 70, 91, 96: 70 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465B60?

The complementary color is #604B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465B60 color

#465B60 rgb(70, 91, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465B60 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (70, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Still Waters Run Deep (#4A5D5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#465B60 color codes

HEX	`#465B60`
RGB	`rgb(70, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -6.65, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 8.62, 219.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.378, 9.628, 12.481)`
Decimal	`4610912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465B60, 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 #465B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #465B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465b60; }
.text { color: #465b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465b60, #464e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #465B60?: #465B60 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465B60?: The RGB value is 70, 91, 96: 70 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465B60?: The complementary color is #604B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.