What color is #465E51?

#465E51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #465E51?

The RGB value is 70, 94, 81: 70 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465E51?

The complementary color is #5E4653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465E51 color

#465E51 rgb(70, 94, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465E51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (70, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#465E51 color codes

HEX	`#465E51`
RGB	`rgb(70, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.66, -12.07, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.66, 12.89, 159.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.013, 9.901, 9.272)`
Decimal	`4611665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465E51, 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 #465E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #465E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465e51; }
.text { color: #465e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465e51, #465e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #465E51?: #465E51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #465E51?: The RGB value is 70, 94, 81: 70 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465E51?: The complementary color is #5E4653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.