What color is #463A33?

#463A33 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 #463A33?

The RGB value is 70, 58, 51: 70 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463A33?

The complementary color is #333F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463A33 color

#463A33 rgb(70, 58, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463A33 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 22.7% green and 20% blue (70, 58, 51).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#463A33 color codes

HEX	`#463A33`
RGB	`rgb(70, 58, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 22.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 27%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, 3.96, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 7.45, 57.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.636, 4.567, 3.769)`
Decimal	`4602419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463A33, 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 #463A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #463A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463a33; }
.text { color: #463a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 58 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463a33, #464433); }

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Questions

What color is #463A33?: #463A33 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 #463A33?: The RGB value is 70, 58, 51: 70 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463A33?: The complementary color is #333F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.