What color is #463524?

#463524 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 #463524?

The RGB value is 70, 53, 36: 70 red, 53 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463524?

The complementary color is #243546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463524?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463524 color

#463524 rgb(70, 53, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463524 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.8% green and 14.1% blue (70, 53, 36).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#463524 color codes

HEX	`#463524`
RGB	`rgb(70, 53, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 49%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.59, 4.95, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.59, 14.5, 70.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.117, 3.976, 2.219)`
Decimal	`4601124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463524, 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 #463524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #463524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463524; }
.text { color: #463524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 53 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463524, #464624); }

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Questions

What color is #463524?: #463524 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 #463524?: The RGB value is 70, 53, 36: 70 red, 53 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463524?: The complementary color is #243546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463524?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.