What color is #463135?

#463135 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463135?

The RGB value is 70, 49, 53: 70 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463135?

The complementary color is #314642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463135 color

#463135 rgb(70, 49, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463135 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (70, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#463135 color codes

HEX	`#463135`
RGB	`rgb(70, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, 10.25, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 10.33, 6.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.267, 3.756, 3.868)`
Decimal	`4600117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463135, 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 #463135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #463135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463135; }
.text { color: #463135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463135, #463731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #463135?: #463135 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463135?: The RGB value is 70, 49, 53: 70 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463135?: The complementary color is #314642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.