What color is #463E2F?

#463E2F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463E2F?

The RGB value is 70, 62, 47: 70 red, 62 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463E2F?

The complementary color is #2F3746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463E2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463E2F color

#463E2F rgb(70, 62, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463E2F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.3% green and 18.4% blue (70, 62, 47).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#463E2F color codes

HEX	`#463E2F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 62, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.6, 0.7, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.6, 10.53, 86.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.762, 4.953, 3.394)`
Decimal	`4603439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463E2F, 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 #463E2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463E2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #463E2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463e2f; }
.text { color: #463e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463e2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 62 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463e2f, #43462f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #463E2F?: #463E2F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463E2F?: The RGB value is 70, 62, 47: 70 red, 62 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463E2F?: The complementary color is #2F3746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463E2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.