What color is #463B06?

#463B06 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463B06?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 6: 70 red, 59 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B06?

The complementary color is #061146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B06 color

#463B06 rgb(70, 59, 6)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463B06 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 2.4% blue (70, 59, 6).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 84% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 91% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#463B06 color codes

HEX	`#463B06`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 84%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 91%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 91%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.09, -1.42, 31.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.09, 31.66, 92.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.123, 4.443, 0.813)`
Decimal	`4602630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B06, 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 #463B06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #463B06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b06; }
.text { color: #463b06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b06, #314606); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #463B06?: #463B06 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463B06?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 6: 70 red, 59 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B06?: The complementary color is #061146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.