What color is #463738?

#463738 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 #463738?

The RGB value is 70, 55, 56: 70 red, 55 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463738?

The complementary color is #374645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463738?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463738 color

#463738 rgb(70, 55, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463738 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 21.6% green and 22% blue (70, 55, 56).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#463738 color codes

HEX	`#463738`
RGB	`rgb(70, 55, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 21.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 6.85, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 7.1, 15.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.606, 4.32, 4.332)`
Decimal	`4601656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463738, 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 #463738	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463738 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #463738 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463738; }
.text { color: #463738; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463738; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 55 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463738, #463e37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #463738?: #463738 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 #463738?: The RGB value is 70, 55, 56: 70 red, 55 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463738?: The complementary color is #374645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463738?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.