What color is #46492F?

#46492F 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 #46492F?

The RGB value is 70, 73, 47: 70 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46492F?

The complementary color is #322F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46492F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46492F color

#46492F rgb(70, 73, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #46492F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 28.6% green and 18.4% blue (70, 73, 47).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#46492F color codes

HEX	`#46492F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 73, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 28.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.09, -6.19, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.09, 16.41, 112.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.421, 6.272, 3.614)`
Decimal	`4606255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46492F, 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 #46492F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46492F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #46492F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46492f; }
.text { color: #46492f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46492f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 73 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46492f, #39492f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #46492F?: #46492F 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 #46492F?: The RGB value is 70, 73, 47: 70 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46492F?: The complementary color is #322F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46492F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.