What color is #463037?

#463037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463037?

The RGB value is 70, 48, 55: 70 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463037?

The complementary color is #30463F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463037 color

#463037 rgb(70, 48, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463037 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 18.8% green and 21.6% blue (70, 48, 55).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 21% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#463037 color codes

HEX	`#463037`
RGB	`rgb(70, 48, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 18.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.63, 11.29, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.63, 11.3, 357.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.272, 3.692, 4.101)`
Decimal	`4599863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463037, 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 #463037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #463037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463037; }
.text { color: #463037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 48 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463037, #463430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #463037?: #463037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463037?: The RGB value is 70, 48, 55: 70 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463037?: The complementary color is #30463F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.