What color is #463741?

#463741 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 #463741?

The RGB value is 70, 55, 65: 70 red, 55 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463741?

The complementary color is #37463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463741 color

#463741 rgb(70, 55, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463741 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 21.6% green and 25.5% blue (70, 55, 65).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#463741 color codes

HEX	`#463741`
RGB	`rgb(70, 55, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 21.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, 8.67, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 9.41, 337.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.846, 4.416, 5.597)`
Decimal	`4601665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463741, 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 #463741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #463741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463741; }
.text { color: #463741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 55 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463741, #46373a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463741?: #463741 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 #463741?: The RGB value is 70, 55, 65: 70 red, 55 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463741?: The complementary color is #37463C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.