What color is #464137?

#464137 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464137?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 55: 70 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464137?

The complementary color is #373C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464137 color

#464137 rgb(70, 65, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464137 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (70, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#464137 color codes

HEX	`#464137`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, 0.15, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 6.88, 88.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.106, 5.359, 4.379)`
Decimal	`4604215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464137, 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 #464137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #464137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464137; }
.text { color: #464137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464137, #444637); }

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Questions

What color is #464137?: #464137 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464137?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 55: 70 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464137?: The complementary color is #373C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.