What color is #46625D?

#46625D 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 #46625D?

The RGB value is 70, 98, 93: 70 red, 98 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46625D?

The complementary color is #62464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46625D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46625D color

#46625D rgb(70, 98, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46625D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 38.4% green and 36.5% blue (70, 98, 93).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#46625D color codes

HEX	`#46625D`
RGB	`rgb(70, 98, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 38.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, -11.53, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 11.54, 182.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.869, 10.827, 11.976)`
Decimal	`4612701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46625D, 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 #46625D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46625D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #46625D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46625d; }
.text { color: #46625d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46625d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 98 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46625d, #465962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #46625D?: #46625D 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 #46625D?: The RGB value is 70, 98, 93: 70 red, 98 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46625D?: The complementary color is #62464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46625D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.