What color is #462F10?

#462F10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462F10?

The RGB value is 70, 47, 16: 70 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462F10?

The complementary color is #102746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462F10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462F10 color

#462F10 rgb(70, 47, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #462F10 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.4% green and 6.3% blue (70, 47, 16).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 63% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 77% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#462F10 color codes

HEX	`#462F10`
RGB	`rgb(70, 47, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 63%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 77%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 77%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.48, 6.93, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.48, 24.45, 73.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.636, 3.373, 0.95)`
Decimal	`4599568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462F10, 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 #462F10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462F10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #462F10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462f10; }
.text { color: #462f10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462f10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 47 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462f10, #424610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #462F10?: #462F10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462F10?: The RGB value is 70, 47, 16: 70 red, 47 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462F10?: The complementary color is #102746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462F10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.