What color is #46422E?

#46422E 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 #46422E?

The RGB value is 70, 66, 46: 70 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46422E?

The complementary color is #2E3246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46422E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46422E color

#46422E rgb(70, 66, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #46422E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.9% green and 18% blue (70, 66, 46).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#46422E color codes

HEX	`#46422E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 66, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, -2, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 12.97, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.967, 5.396, 3.364)`
Decimal	`4604462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46422E, 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 #46422E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46422E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #46422E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46422e; }
.text { color: #46422e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46422e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 66 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46422e, #3e462e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #46422E?: #46422E 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 #46422E?: The RGB value is 70, 66, 46: 70 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46422E?: The complementary color is #2E3246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46422E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.