What color is #463932?

#463932 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463932?

The RGB value is 70, 57, 50: 70 red, 57 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463932?

The complementary color is #323F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463932 color

#463932 rgb(70, 57, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463932 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.4% green and 19.6% blue (70, 57, 50).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#463932 color codes

HEX	`#463932`
RGB	`rgb(70, 57, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.13, 4.44, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.13, 7.88, 55.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.565, 4.459, 3.637)`
Decimal	`4602162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463932, 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 #463932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #463932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463932; }
.text { color: #463932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 57 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463932, #464332); }

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Questions

What color is #463932?: #463932 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463932?: The RGB value is 70, 57, 50: 70 red, 57 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463932?: The complementary color is #323F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.