What color is #463432?

#463432 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 #463432?

The RGB value is 70, 52, 50: 70 red, 52 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463432?

The complementary color is #324446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463432?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463432 color

#463432 rgb(70, 52, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463432 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.4% green and 19.6% blue (70, 52, 50).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#463432 color codes

HEX	`#463432`
RGB	`rgb(70, 52, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, 7.73, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 8.89, 29.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.33, 3.989, 3.559)`
Decimal	`4600882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463432, 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 #463432	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463432 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #463432 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463432; }
.text { color: #463432; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463432; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 52 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463432, #463e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #463432?: #463432 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 #463432?: The RGB value is 70, 52, 50: 70 red, 52 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463432?: The complementary color is #324446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463432?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.