What color is #46382B?

#46382B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46382B?

The RGB value is 70, 56, 43: 70 red, 56 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46382B?

The complementary color is #2B3946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46382B?

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.

#46382B color

#46382B rgb(70, 56, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46382B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22% green and 16.9% blue (70, 56, 43).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 24% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#46382B color codes

HEX	`#46382B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 56, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 24%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 39%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, 3.97, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 11.19, 69.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.376, 4.305, 2.885)`
Decimal	`4601899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46382B, 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 #46382B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46382B 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 #46382B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46382b; }
.text { color: #46382b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46382b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 56 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46382b, #46462b); }

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Questions

What color is #46382B?: #46382B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46382B?: The RGB value is 70, 56, 43: 70 red, 56 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46382B?: The complementary color is #2B3946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46382B?: 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.