What color is #463C48?

#463C48 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463C48?

The RGB value is 70, 60, 72: 70 red, 60 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463C48?

The complementary color is #3E483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463C48 color

#463C48 rgb(70, 60, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463C48 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.5% green and 28.2% blue (70, 60, 72).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 9% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#463C48 color codes

HEX	`#463C48`
RGB	`rgb(70, 60, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 9%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 17%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.74, 6.93, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.74, 8.99, 320.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.311, 5.002, 6.815)`
Decimal	`4602952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463C48, 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 #463C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #463C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463c48; }
.text { color: #463c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 60 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463c48, #483c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #463C48?: #463C48 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463C48?: The RGB value is 70, 60, 72: 70 red, 60 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463C48?: The complementary color is #3E483C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.