What color is #463D02?

#463D02 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 #463D02?

The RGB value is 70, 61, 2: 70 red, 61 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463D02?

The complementary color is #020B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463D02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463D02 color

#463D02 rgb(70, 61, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #463D02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 23.9% green and 0.8% blue (70, 61, 2).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 94% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 97% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#463D02 color codes

HEX	`#463D02`
RGB	`rgb(70, 61, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 23.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 94%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 97%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 97%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.7, -2.87, 33.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.7, 33.95, 94.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.206, 4.644, 0.732)`
Decimal	`4603138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463D02, 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 #463D02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463D02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #463D02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463d02; }
.text { color: #463d02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463d02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 61 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463d02, #2d4602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #463D02?: #463D02 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 #463D02?: The RGB value is 70, 61, 2: 70 red, 61 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463D02?: The complementary color is #020B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463D02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.