What color is #463F35?

#463F35 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 #463F35?

The RGB value is 70, 63, 53: 70 red, 63 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463F35?

The complementary color is #353C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463F35?

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.

#463F35 color

#463F35 rgb(70, 63, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463F35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.7% green and 20.8% blue (70, 63, 53).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#463F35 color codes

HEX	`#463F35`
RGB	`rgb(70, 63, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.06, 1.07, 7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.06, 7.31, 81.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.946, 5.114, 4.094)`
Decimal	`4603701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463F35, 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 #463F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463F35 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 #463F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463f35; }
.text { color: #463f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 63 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463f35, #454635); }

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Questions

What color is #463F35?: #463F35 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 #463F35?: The RGB value is 70, 63, 53: 70 red, 63 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463F35?: The complementary color is #353C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463F35?: 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.