What color is #463227?

#463227 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463227?

The RGB value is 70, 50, 39: 70 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463227?

The complementary color is #273B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463227 color

#463227 rgb(70, 50, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463227 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (70, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 44% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#463227 color codes

HEX	`#463227`
RGB	`rgb(70, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 44%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 44%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.76, 7.33, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.76, 12.84, 55.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.033, 3.73, 2.427)`
Decimal	`4600359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463227, 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 #463227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #463227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463227; }
.text { color: #463227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463227, #464227); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #463227?: #463227 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463227?: The RGB value is 70, 50, 39: 70 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463227?: The complementary color is #273B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.