What color is #464528?

#464528 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 #464528?

The RGB value is 70, 69, 40: 70 red, 69 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464528?

The complementary color is #282946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464528 color

#464528 rgb(70, 69, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464528 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.1% green and 15.7% blue (70, 69, 40).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 27% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 43% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#464528 color codes

HEX	`#464528`
RGB	`rgb(70, 69, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 27%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 43%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 43%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.67, -4.75, 17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.67, 18.31, 105.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.037, 5.712, 2.844)`
Decimal	`4605224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464528, 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 #464528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #464528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464528; }
.text { color: #464528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 69 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464528, #384628); }

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Questions

What color is #464528?: #464528 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 #464528?: The RGB value is 70, 69, 40: 70 red, 69 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464528?: The complementary color is #282946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.