What color is #46431B?

#46431B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46431B?

The RGB value is 70, 67, 27: 70 red, 67 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46431B?

The complementary color is #1B1E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46431B?

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.

#46431B color

#46431B rgb(70, 67, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #46431B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.3% green and 10.6% blue (70, 67, 27).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 61% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#46431B color codes

HEX	`#46431B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 67, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 61%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, -5.01, 24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 24.87, 101.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.731, 5.396, 1.829)`
Decimal	`4604699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46431B, 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 #46431B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46431B 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 #46431B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46431b; }
.text { color: #46431b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46431b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 67 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46431b, #34461b); }

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Questions

What color is #46431B?: #46431B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46431B?: The RGB value is 70, 67, 27: 70 red, 67 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46431B?: The complementary color is #1B1E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46431B?: 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.