What color is #463A25?

#463A25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463A25?

The RGB value is 70, 58, 37: 70 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463A25?

The complementary color is #253146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463A25?

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.

#463A25 color

#463A25 rgb(70, 58, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463A25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.7% green and 14.5% blue (70, 58, 37).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 47% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#463A25 color codes

HEX	`#463A25`
RGB	`rgb(70, 58, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 47%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, 1.82, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 15.12, 83.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.373, 4.462, 2.381)`
Decimal	`4602405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463A25, 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 #463A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463A25 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 #463A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463a25; }
.text { color: #463a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 58 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463a25, #424625); }

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Questions

What color is #463A25?: #463A25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463A25?: The RGB value is 70, 58, 37: 70 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463A25?: The complementary color is #253146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463A25?: 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.