What color is #462D2A?

#462D2A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462D2A?

The RGB value is 70, 45, 42: 70 red, 45 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462D2A?

The complementary color is #2A4346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462D2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462D2A color

#462D2A rgb(70, 45, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #462D2A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 17.6% green and 16.5% blue (70, 45, 42).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 40% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#462D2A color codes

HEX	`#462D2A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 45, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 17.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 40%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 40%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.38, 11.07, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.38, 12.9, 30.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.882, 3.346, 2.631)`
Decimal	`4599082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462D2A, 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 #462D2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462D2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #462D2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462d2a; }
.text { color: #462d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462d2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 45 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462d2a, #463b2a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #462D2A?: #462D2A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462D2A?: The RGB value is 70, 45, 42: 70 red, 45 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462D2A?: The complementary color is #2A4346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462D2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.