What color is #462C13?

#462C13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462C13?

The RGB value is 70, 44, 19: 70 red, 44 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462C13?

The complementary color is #132D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462C13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462C13 color

#462C13 rgb(70, 44, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #462C13 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 17.3% green and 7.5% blue (70, 44, 19).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 57% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 73% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#462C13 color codes

HEX	`#462C13`
RGB	`rgb(70, 44, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 17.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 57%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 73%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 73%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.64, 9.12, 20.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.64, 22.68, 66.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.544, 3.151, 1.037)`
Decimal	`4598803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462C13, 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 #462C13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462C13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #462C13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462c13; }
.text { color: #462c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462c13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 44 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462c13, #464513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #462C13?: #462C13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462C13?: The RGB value is 70, 44, 19: 70 red, 44 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462C13?: The complementary color is #132D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462C13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.