What color is #463022?

#463022 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 #463022?

The RGB value is 70, 48, 34: 70 red, 48 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463022?

The complementary color is #223846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463022 color

#463022 rgb(70, 48, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463022 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.8% green and 13.3% blue (70, 48, 34).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 51% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#463022 color codes

HEX	`#463022`
RGB	`rgb(70, 48, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 51%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.06, 7.99, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.06, 15.2, 58.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.872, 3.532, 1.991)`
Decimal	`4599842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463022, 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 #463022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #463022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463022; }
.text { color: #463022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 48 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463022, #464222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #463022?: #463022 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 #463022?: The RGB value is 70, 48, 34: 70 red, 48 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463022?: The complementary color is #223846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.