What color is #462C34?

#462C34 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 #462C34?

The RGB value is 70, 44, 52: 70 red, 44 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462C34?

The complementary color is #2C463E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462C34 color

#462C34 rgb(70, 44, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #462C34 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 17.3% green and 20.4% blue (70, 44, 52).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 26% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#462C34 color codes

HEX	`#462C34`
RGB	`rgb(70, 44, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 17.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 26%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.4, 13.38, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.4, 13.38, 359.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.046, 3.352, 3.682)`
Decimal	`4598836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462C34, 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 #462C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #462C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462c34; }
.text { color: #462c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 44 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462c34, #46312c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #462C34?: #462C34 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 #462C34?: The RGB value is 70, 44, 52: 70 red, 44 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462C34?: The complementary color is #2C463E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.