What color is #463926?

#463926 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463926?

The RGB value is 70, 57, 38: 70 red, 57 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463926?

The complementary color is #263346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463926 color

#463926 rgb(70, 57, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463926 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.4% green and 14.9% blue (70, 57, 38).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 46% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#463926 color codes

HEX	`#463926`
RGB	`rgb(70, 57, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, 2.6, 13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 14.23, 79.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.339, 4.368, 2.448)`
Decimal	`4602150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463926, 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 #463926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #463926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463926; }
.text { color: #463926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 57 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463926, #434626); }

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Questions

What color is #463926?: #463926 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463926?: The RGB value is 70, 57, 38: 70 red, 57 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463926?: The complementary color is #263346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.