What color is #463F38?

#463F38 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #463F38?

The RGB value is 70, 63, 56: 70 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463F38?

The complementary color is #383F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463F38 color

#463F38 rgb(70, 63, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463F38 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.7% green and 22% blue (70, 63, 56).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#463F38 color codes

HEX	`#463F38`
RGB	`rgb(70, 63, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.14, 1.62, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.14, 5.63, 73.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.017, 5.143, 4.469)`
Decimal	`4603704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463F38, 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 #463F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #463F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463f38; }
.text { color: #463f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 63 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463f38, #464638); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #463F38?: #463F38 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Deepest Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #463F38?: The RGB value is 70, 63, 56: 70 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463F38?: The complementary color is #383F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.