What color is #464111?

#464111 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464111?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 17: 70 red, 65 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464111?

The complementary color is #111646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464111 color

#464111 rgb(70, 65, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464111 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 6.7% blue (70, 65, 17).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 61% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 76% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#464111 color codes

HEX	`#464111`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 61%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 76%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 76%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.08, -4.59, 28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.08, 29.16, 99.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.517, 5.123, 1.281)`
Decimal	`4604177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464111, 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 #464111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #464111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464111; }
.text { color: #464111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464111, #314611); }

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Questions

What color is #464111?: #464111 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464111?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 17: 70 red, 65 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464111?: The complementary color is #111646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.