What color is #463743?

#463743 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463743?

The RGB value is 70, 55, 67: 70 red, 55 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463743?

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

Is black or white text better on #463743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463743 color

#463743 rgb(70, 55, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463743 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 21.6% green and 26.3% blue (70, 55, 67).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#463743 color codes

HEX	`#463743`
RGB	`rgb(70, 55, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 21.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, 9.1, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 10.34, 331.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.905, 4.44, 5.908)`
Decimal	`4601667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463743, 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 #463743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #463743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463743; }
.text { color: #463743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 55 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463743, #46373c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463743?: #463743 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463743?: The RGB value is 70, 55, 67: 70 red, 55 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463743?: The complementary color is #37463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.