What color is #46625F?

#46625F 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 #46625F?

The RGB value is 70, 98, 95: 70 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46625F?

The complementary color is #624649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46625F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46625F color

#46625F rgb(70, 98, 95)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 38.4% green and 37.3% blue (70, 98, 95).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#46625F color codes

HEX	`#46625F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 98, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 38.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, -11.03, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 11.15, 188.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.958, 10.863, 12.449)`
Decimal	`4612703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46625F, 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 #46625F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46625F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #46625F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46625f; }
.text { color: #46625f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46625f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 98 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46625f, #465762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #46625F?: #46625F 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 #46625F?: The RGB value is 70, 98, 95: 70 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46625F?: The complementary color is #624649, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46625F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.