What color is #464425?

#464425 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464425?

The RGB value is 70, 68, 37: 70 red, 68 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464425?

The complementary color is #252746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464425 color

#464425 rgb(70, 68, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464425 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 26.7% green and 14.5% blue (70, 68, 37).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 47% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#464425 color codes

HEX	`#464425`
RGB	`rgb(70, 68, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 26.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 47%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, -4.52, 19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 19.57, 103.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.927, 5.57, 2.565)`
Decimal	`4604965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464425, 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 #464425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #464425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464425; }
.text { color: #464425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 68 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464425, #384625); }

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Questions

What color is #464425?: #464425 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464425?: The RGB value is 70, 68, 37: 70 red, 68 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464425?: The complementary color is #252746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.