What color is #466261?

#466261 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #466261?

The RGB value is 70, 98, 97: 70 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #466261?

The complementary color is #624647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #466261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#466261 color

#466261 rgb(70, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #466261 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (70, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#466261 color codes

HEX	`#466261`
RGB	`rgb(70, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, -10.52, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 10.88, 194.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.05, 10.9, 12.934)`
Decimal	`4612705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #466261, 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 #466261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#466261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #466261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #466261; }
.text { color: #466261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #466261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #466261, #465562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #466261?: #466261 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #466261?: The RGB value is 70, 98, 97: 70 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #466261?: The complementary color is #624647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #466261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.