What color is #463D3E?

#463D3E is a dark gray known as Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Truffle?

The RGB value is 70, 61, 62: 70 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Truffle?

The complementary color is #3D4645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Truffle color: hex code #463D3E

#463D3E rgb(70, 61, 62)

Shades of gray

Black Truffle has the hex code #463D3E. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.9% green and 24.3% blue (70, 61, 62).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

Black Truffle (#463D3E) color codes

HEX	`#463D3E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 61, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, 4.1, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 4.18, 11.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.064, 4.987, 5.252)`
Decimal	`4603198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Truffle, 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 #463D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #463D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463d3e; }
.text { color: #463d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 61 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463d3e, #46413d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

See #463D3E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #463D3E?: #463D3E is a dark gray known as Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Truffle?: The RGB value is 70, 61, 62: 70 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Truffle?: The complementary color is #3D4645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.