What color is #46332F?

#46332F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46332F?

The RGB value is 70, 51, 47: 70 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46332F?

The complementary color is #2F4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46332F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46332F color

#46332F rgb(70, 51, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46332F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20% green and 18.4% blue (70, 51, 47).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#46332F color codes

HEX	`#46332F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 51, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.25, 7.89, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.25, 9.83, 36.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.223, 3.875, 3.214)`
Decimal	`4600623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46332F, 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 #46332F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46332F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #46332F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46332f; }
.text { color: #46332f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46332f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 51 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46332f, #463e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #46332F?: #46332F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46332F?: The RGB value is 70, 51, 47: 70 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46332F?: The complementary color is #2F4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46332F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.