What color is #463B35?

#463B35 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 #463B35?

The RGB value is 70, 59, 53: 70 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463B35?

The complementary color is #354046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463B35 color

#463B35 rgb(70, 59, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463B35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.1% green and 20.8% blue (70, 59, 53).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#463B35 color codes

HEX	`#463B35`
RGB	`rgb(70, 59, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, 3.67, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 6.61, 56.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.732, 4.687, 4.023)`
Decimal	`4602677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463B35, 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 #463B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #463B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463b35; }
.text { color: #463b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 59 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463b35, #464435); }

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Questions

What color is #463B35?: #463B35 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 #463B35?: The RGB value is 70, 59, 53: 70 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463B35?: The complementary color is #354046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.