What color is #462D37?

#462D37 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 #462D37?

The RGB value is 70, 45, 55: 70 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462D37?

The complementary color is #2D463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462D37 color

#462D37 rgb(70, 45, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #462D37 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 17.6% green and 21.6% blue (70, 45, 55).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 21% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#462D37 color codes

HEX	`#462D37`
RGB	`rgb(70, 45, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 17.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 21%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.78, 13.27, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.78, 13.38, 352.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.154, 3.455, 4.062)`
Decimal	`4599095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462D37, 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 #462D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #462D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462d37; }
.text { color: #462d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 45 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462d37, #46302d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #462D37?: #462D37 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 #462D37?: The RGB value is 70, 45, 55: 70 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462D37?: The complementary color is #2D463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.