What color is #463E40?

#463E40 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 #463E40?

The RGB value is 70, 62, 64: 70 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463E40?

The complementary color is #3E4644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463E40 color

#463E40 rgb(70, 62, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463E40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (70, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 6% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Truffle (#463D3E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#463E40 color codes

HEX	`#463E40`
RGB	`rgb(70, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 6%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 11%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.07, 3.86, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.07, 3.86, 0.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.174, 5.118, 5.565)`
Decimal	`4603456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463E40, 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 #463E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #463E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463e40; }
.text { color: #463e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463e40, #46403e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #463E40?: #463E40 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 #463E40?: The RGB value is 70, 62, 64: 70 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463E40?: The complementary color is #3E4644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.