What color is #46452E?

#46452E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46452E?

The RGB value is 70, 69, 46: 70 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46452E?

The complementary color is #2E2F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46452E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46452E color

#46452E rgb(70, 69, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #46452E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.1% green and 18% blue (70, 69, 46).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 34% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#46452E color codes

HEX	`#46452E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 69, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 34%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, -3.88, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 14.62, 105.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.147, 5.756, 3.424)`
Decimal	`4605230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46452E, 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 #46452E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46452E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #46452E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46452e; }
.text { color: #46452e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46452e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 69 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46452e, #3b462e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #46452E?: #46452E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46452E?: The RGB value is 70, 69, 46: 70 red, 69 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46452E?: The complementary color is #2E2F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46452E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.