What color is #46412E?

#46412E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46412E?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 46: 70 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46412E?

The complementary color is #2E3346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46412E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46412E color

#46412E rgb(70, 65, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46412E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 18% blue (70, 65, 46).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#46412E color codes

HEX	`#46412E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.52, -1.37, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.52, 12.47, 96.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.909, 5.28, 3.345)`
Decimal	`4604206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46412E, 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 #46412E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46412E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #46412E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46412e; }
.text { color: #46412e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46412e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46412e, #3f462e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #46412E?: #46412E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46412E?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 46: 70 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46412E?: The complementary color is #2E3346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46412E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.