What color is #463C3F?

#463C3F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463C3F?

The RGB value is 70, 60, 63: 70 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463C3F?

The complementary color is #3C4643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463C3F color

#463C3F rgb(70, 60, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463C3F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.5% green and 24.7% blue (70, 60, 63).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 8% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#463C3F color codes

HEX	`#463C3F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 60, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 8%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 14%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.43, 4.95, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.43, 4.96, 357.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.039, 4.893, 5.381)`
Decimal	`4602943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463C3F, 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 #463C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #463C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463c3f; }
.text { color: #463c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 60 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463c3f, #463e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #463C3F?: #463C3F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Truffle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463C3F?: The RGB value is 70, 60, 63: 70 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463C3F?: The complementary color is #3C4643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.