What color is #462F17?

#462F17 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 #462F17?

The RGB value is 70, 47, 23: 70 red, 47 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462F17?

The complementary color is #172E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462F17 color

#462F17 rgb(70, 47, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #462F17 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.4% green and 9% blue (70, 47, 23).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 67% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#462F17 color codes

HEX	`#462F17`
RGB	`rgb(70, 47, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.57, 7.48, 19.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.57, 20.79, 68.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.697, 3.397, 1.271)`
Decimal	`4599575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462F17, 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 #462F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #462F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462f17; }
.text { color: #462f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 47 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462f17, #464617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #462F17?: #462F17 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 #462F17?: The RGB value is 70, 47, 23: 70 red, 47 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462F17?: The complementary color is #172E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.