What color is #465D69?

#465D69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465D69?

The RGB value is 70, 93, 105: 70 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465D69?

The complementary color is #695246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465D69 color

#465D69 rgb(70, 93, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465D69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.5% green and 41.2% blue (70, 93, 105).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Stargazer (#3F5865), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#465D69 color codes

HEX	`#465D69`
RGB	`rgb(70, 93, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 33%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, -5.43, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 11.07, 240.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.989, 10.15, 14.847)`
Decimal	`4611433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465D69, 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 #465D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#465D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #465D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465d69; }
.text { color: #465d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 93 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465d69, #464c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #465D69?: #465D69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Stargazer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465D69?: The RGB value is 70, 93, 105: 70 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465D69?: The complementary color is #695246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.