What color is #463945?

#463945 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 #463945?

The RGB value is 70, 57, 69: 70 red, 57 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463945?

The complementary color is #39463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463945 color

#463945 rgb(70, 57, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463945 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.4% green and 27.1% blue (70, 57, 69).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#463945 color codes

HEX	`#463945`
RGB	`rgb(70, 57, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, 8.23, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 9.75, 327.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.063, 4.658, 6.261)`
Decimal	`4602181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463945, 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 #463945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #463945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463945; }
.text { color: #463945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 57 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463945, #46393e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463945?: #463945 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 #463945?: The RGB value is 70, 57, 69: 70 red, 57 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463945?: The complementary color is #39463A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.