What color is #463019?

#463019 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463019?

The RGB value is 70, 48, 25: 70 red, 48 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463019?

The complementary color is #192F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463019?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463019 color

#463019 rgb(70, 48, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463019 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.8% green and 9.8% blue (70, 48, 25).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 64% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#463019 color codes

HEX	`#463019`
RGB	`rgb(70, 48, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 64%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, 7, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 19.82, 69.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.758, 3.486, 1.395)`
Decimal	`4599833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463019, 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 #463019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #463019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463019; }
.text { color: #463019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 48 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463019, #464619); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #463019?: #463019 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463019?: The RGB value is 70, 48, 25: 70 red, 48 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463019?: The complementary color is #192F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463019?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.