What color is #462B35?

#462B35 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462B35?

The RGB value is 70, 43, 53: 70 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462B35?

The complementary color is #2B463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462B35 color

#462B35 rgb(70, 43, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #462B35 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 16.9% green and 20.8% blue (70, 43, 53).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#462B35 color codes

HEX	`#462B35`
RGB	`rgb(70, 43, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 16.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.16, 14.22, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.16, 14.27, 355.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.032, 3.287, 3.79)`
Decimal	`4598581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462B35, 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 #462B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #462B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462b35; }
.text { color: #462b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 43 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462b35, #462f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #462B35?: #462B35 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462B35?: The RGB value is 70, 43, 53: 70 red, 43 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462B35?: The complementary color is #2B463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.