What color is #463B00?

#463B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463B00?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 0: 70 red, 59 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B00?

The complementary color is #000B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B00 color

#463B00 rgb(70, 59, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #463B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 0% blue (70, 59, 0).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#463B00 color codes

HEX	`#463B00`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, -1.71, 34.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 34.08, 92.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.09, 4.43, 0.64)`
Decimal	`4602624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B00, 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 #463B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #463B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b00; }
.text { color: #463b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b00, #2e4600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #463B00?: #463B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463B00?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 0: 70 red, 59 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B00?: The complementary color is #000B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.