What color is #463222?

#463222 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463222?

The RGB value is 70, 50, 34: 70 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463222?

The complementary color is #223646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463222 color

#463222 rgb(70, 50, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463222 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green and 13.3% blue (70, 50, 34).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 35% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 51% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#463222 color codes

HEX	`#463222`
RGB	`rgb(70, 50, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 35%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 51%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 51%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.65, 6.67, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.65, 15.24, 64.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.955, 3.699, 2.019)`
Decimal	`4600354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463222, 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 #463222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #463222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463222; }
.text { color: #463222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 50 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463222, #464422); }

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Questions

What color is #463222?: #463222 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463222?: The RGB value is 70, 50, 34: 70 red, 50 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463222?: The complementary color is #223646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.