What color is #462F24?

#462F24 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #462F24?

The RGB value is 70, 47, 36: 70 red, 47 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #462F24?

The complementary color is #243B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #462F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#462F24 color

#462F24 rgb(70, 47, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #462F24 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.4% green and 14.1% blue (70, 47, 36).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 32% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 49% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#462F24 color codes

HEX	`#462F24`
RGB	`rgb(70, 47, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 32%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 49%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 49%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.81, 8.91, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.81, 14.36, 51.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.861, 3.463, 2.134)`
Decimal	`4599588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #462F24, 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 #462F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#462F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #462F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #462f24; }
.text { color: #462f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 47 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #462f24, #464024); }

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Questions

What color is #462F24?: #462F24 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #462F24?: The RGB value is 70, 47, 36: 70 red, 47 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #462F24?: The complementary color is #243B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #462F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.