What color is #464105?

#464105 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464105?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 5: 70 red, 65 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464105?

The complementary color is #050A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464105?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464105 color

#464105 rgb(70, 65, 5)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464105 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 2% blue (70, 65, 5).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 87% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 93% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#464105 color codes

HEX	`#464105`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 87%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 93%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 93%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, -5.22, 33.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 34.19, 98.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.444, 5.094, 0.893)`
Decimal	`4604165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464105, 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 #464105	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464105 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #464105 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464105; }
.text { color: #464105; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464105; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464105, #2b4605); }

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Questions

What color is #464105?: #464105 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464105?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 5: 70 red, 65 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464105?: The complementary color is #050A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464105?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.