What color is #463533?

#463533 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 #463533?

The RGB value is 70, 53, 51: 70 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463533?

The complementary color is #334446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463533 color

#463533 rgb(70, 53, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463533 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 20.8% green and 20% blue (70, 53, 51).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#463533 color codes

HEX	`#463533`
RGB	`rgb(70, 53, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 20.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 27%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.96, 7.25, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.96, 8.37, 29.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.396, 4.088, 3.689)`
Decimal	`4601139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463533, 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 #463533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #463533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463533; }
.text { color: #463533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 53 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463533, #463f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #463533?: #463533 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 #463533?: The RGB value is 70, 53, 51: 70 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463533?: The complementary color is #334446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.