What color is #463F1E?

#463F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463F1E?

The RGB value is 70, 63, 30: 70 red, 63 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463F1E?

The complementary color is #1E2546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463F1E?

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.

#463F1E color

#463F1E rgb(70, 63, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #463F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.7% green and 11.8% blue (70, 63, 30).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#463F1E color codes

HEX	`#463F1E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 63, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, -2.21, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 21.28, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.538, 4.951, 1.945)`
Decimal	`4603678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463F1E, 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 #463F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463F1E 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 #463F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463f1e; }
.text { color: #463f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 63 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463f1e, #39461e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #463F1E?: #463F1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463F1E?: The RGB value is 70, 63, 30: 70 red, 63 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463F1E?: The complementary color is #1E2546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463F1E?: 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.