What color is #463E16?

#463E16 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463E16?

The RGB value is 70, 62, 22: 70 red, 62 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463E16?

The complementary color is #161E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463E16 color

#463E16 rgb(70, 62, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463E16 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.3% green and 8.6% blue (70, 62, 22).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#463E16 color codes

HEX	`#463E16`
RGB	`rgb(70, 62, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 69%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.17, -2.34, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.17, 25.36, 95.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.393, 4.805, 1.455)`
Decimal	`4603414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463E16, 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 #463E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #463E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463e16; }
.text { color: #463e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 62 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463e16, #364616); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #463E16?: #463E16 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463E16?: The RGB value is 70, 62, 22: 70 red, 62 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463E16?: The complementary color is #161E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.