What color is #463F3B?

#463F3B 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 #463F3B?

The RGB value is 70, 63, 59: 70 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #463F3B?

The complementary color is #3B4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #463F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#463F3B color

#463F3B rgb(70, 63, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #463F3B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 24.7% green and 23.1% blue (70, 63, 59).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deepest Nightmare (#44413C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#463F3B color codes

HEX	`#463F3B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 63, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 24.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.22, 2.2, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.22, 4.17, 58.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.093, 5.173, 4.867)`
Decimal	`4603707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #463F3B, 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 #463F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#463F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #463F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #463f3b; }
.text { color: #463f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #463f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 63 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #463f3b, #46453b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #463F3B?: #463F3B 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 #463F3B?: The RGB value is 70, 63, 59: 70 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #463F3B?: The complementary color is #3B4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #463F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.