What color is #46472F?

#46472F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46472F?

The RGB value is 70, 71, 47: 70 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46472F?

The complementary color is #302F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46472F color

#46472F rgb(70, 71, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #46472F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (70, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#46472F color codes

HEX	`#46472F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.45, -4.97, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.45, 15.18, 109.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.292, 6.014, 3.571)`
Decimal	`4605743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46472F, 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 #46472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #46472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46472f; }
.text { color: #46472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46472f, #3a472f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #46472F?: #46472F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46472F?: The RGB value is 70, 71, 47: 70 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46472F?: The complementary color is #302F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.