What color is #463735?

#463735 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 #463735?

The RGB value is 70, 55, 53: 70 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463735?

The complementary color is #354446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463735 color

#463735 rgb(70, 55, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463735 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 21.6% green and 20.8% blue (70, 55, 53).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#463735 color codes

HEX	`#463735`
RGB	`rgb(70, 55, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 21.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, 6.29, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 7.33, 30.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.535, 4.292, 3.957)`
Decimal	`4601653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463735, 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 #463735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #463735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463735; }
.text { color: #463735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 55 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463735, #464035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #463735?: #463735 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 #463735?: The RGB value is 70, 55, 53: 70 red, 55 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463735?: The complementary color is #354446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.