What color is #46635F?

#46635F 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 #46635F?

The RGB value is 70, 99, 95: 70 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46635F?

The complementary color is #63464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46635F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46635F color

#46635F rgb(70, 99, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46635F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 38.8% green and 37.3% blue (70, 99, 95).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#46635F color codes

HEX	`#46635F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 99, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 38.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, -11.61, -1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 11.66, 185.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.053, 11.052, 12.48)`
Decimal	`4612959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46635F, 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 #46635F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#46635F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #46635F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46635f; }
.text { color: #46635f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46635f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 99 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46635f, #465963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #46635F?: #46635F 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 #46635F?: The RGB value is 70, 99, 95: 70 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46635F?: The complementary color is #63464A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46635F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.