What color is #464230?

#464230 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 #464230?

The RGB value is 70, 66, 48: 70 red, 66 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464230?

The complementary color is #303446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464230 color

#464230 rgb(70, 66, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #464230 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.9% green and 18.8% blue (70, 66, 48).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#464230 color codes

HEX	`#464230`
RGB	`rgb(70, 66, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.88, -1.69, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.88, 11.72, 98.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.008, 5.412, 3.577)`
Decimal	`4604464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464230, 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 #464230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #464230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464230; }
.text { color: #464230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 66 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464230, #3f4630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #464230?: #464230 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 #464230?: The RGB value is 70, 66, 48: 70 red, 66 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464230?: The complementary color is #303446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.