What color is #463640?

#463640 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463640?

The RGB value is 70, 54, 64: 70 red, 54 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463640?

The complementary color is #36463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463640 color

#463640 rgb(70, 54, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463640 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 21.2% green and 25.1% blue (70, 54, 64).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#463640 color codes

HEX	`#463640`
RGB	`rgb(70, 54, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 21.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.67, 9.12, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.67, 9.76, 339.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.77, 4.311, 5.43)`
Decimal	`4601408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463640, 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 #463640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #463640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463640; }
.text { color: #463640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 54 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463640, #463638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463640?: #463640 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463640?: The RGB value is 70, 54, 64: 70 red, 54 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463640?: The complementary color is #36463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.