What color is #46471E?

#46471E 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 #46471E?

The RGB value is 70, 71, 30: 70 red, 71 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46471E?

The complementary color is #1F1E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46471E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46471E color

#46471E rgb(70, 71, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #46471E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.8% green and 11.8% blue (70, 71, 30).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 41% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 72% 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 9.63:1).

#46471E color codes

HEX	`#46471E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 71, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 41%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 58%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 58%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.16, -7.16, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.16, 25.24, 106.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.013, 5.902, 2.103)`
Decimal	`4605726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46471E, 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 #46471E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46471E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #46471E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46471e; }
.text { color: #46471e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46471e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 71 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46471e, #31471e); }

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Questions

What color is #46471E?: #46471E 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 #46471E?: The RGB value is 70, 71, 30: 70 red, 71 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46471E?: The complementary color is #1F1E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46471E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.