What color is #465D56?

#465D56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465D56?

The RGB value is 70, 93, 86: 70 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465D56?

The complementary color is #5D464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465D56 color

#465D56 rgb(70, 93, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465D56 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (70, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#465D56 color codes

HEX	`#465D56`
RGB	`rgb(70, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, -10.33, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 10.4, 173.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.119, 9.802, 10.267)`
Decimal	`4611414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465D56, 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 #465D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #465D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465d56; }
.text { color: #465d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465d56, #46585d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465D56?: #465D56 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465D56?: The RGB value is 70, 93, 86: 70 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465D56?: The complementary color is #5D464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.