What color is #465E57?

#465E57 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 #465E57?

The RGB value is 70, 94, 87: 70 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #465E57?

The complementary color is #5E464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #465E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#465E57 color

#465E57 rgb(70, 94, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #465E57 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (70, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#465E57 color codes

HEX	`#465E57`
RGB	`rgb(70, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -10.68, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 10.73, 174.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.248, 9.995, 10.51)`
Decimal	`4611671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #465E57, 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 #465E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#465E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #465E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #465e57; }
.text { color: #465e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #465e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #465e57, #46595e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #465E57?: #465E57 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 #465E57?: The RGB value is 70, 94, 87: 70 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #465E57?: The complementary color is #5E464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #465E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.