#463537 Color

#463537 is rgb(70, 53, 55) in RGB, hsl(353, 14%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xumo (#413639), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#463537

HEX#463537

RGBrgb(70, 53, 55)

HSLhsl(353, 14%, 24%)

HSVhsv(353, 24%, 27%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(34.9% 0.025 10.5)

LABlab(24.15% 8.13 1.82)

LCHlch(24.15% 8.33 12.60)

What #463537 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #463537, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Xumo#413639ΔE 3.2 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 3.72 Espresso#3B2F2FΔE 4.22 Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 7.09 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 7.93 Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 8.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#463537 Channel Values

How #463537 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 70 · G 53 · B 55	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 353° · S 14% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 353° · S 24% · V 27%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 21% · K 73%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.51:1 vs white · 1.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #463537 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #463537

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #463537; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #463537

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #463537 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#463537

Protanopia#383837

Protanomaly#3E3737

Deuteranopia#3B3B36

Deuteranomaly#403937

Tritanopia#463535

Tritanomaly#463536

Achromatopsia#393939

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Using #463537 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-463537: #463537;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #463537;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-463537': '#463537' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.208, blue: 0.216)

Android XML<color name="color_463537">#463537</color>

SVG fillfill="#463537"

More Red Colors

#463537 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#463537 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #463537?

#463537 is a dark red — rgb(70, 53, 55) in RGB and hsl(353, 14%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xumo (#413639), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #463537?

#463537 is rgb(70, 53, 55) — red 70, green 53, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #463537?

#463537 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #463537 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #463537 scores 11.51:1 against white and 1.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #463537 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #463537 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 21.91, which is visibly different.

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