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#463D34 Color

#463D34 is rgb(70, 61, 52) in RGB, hsl(30, 15%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Lava (#483C32), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#463D34
HEX#463D34
RGBrgb(70, 61, 52)
HSLhsl(30, 15%, 24%)
HSVhsv(30, 26%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.02 67.2)
LABlab(26.49% 2.77 7.08)
LCHlch(26.49% 7.60 68.60)

What #463D34 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 #463D34, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#463D34 Channel Values

How #463D34 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 70 · G 61 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 15% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 26% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 26% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.62:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #463D34 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 text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #463D34

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #463D34; 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 #463D34

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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How #463D34 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#463D34
Protanopia#3F3F34
Protanomaly#423E34
Deuteranopia#404034
Deuteranomaly#433F34
Tritanopia#473C3C
Tritanomaly#473C39
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #463D34 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-463d34: #463D34;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #463D34;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-463d34': '#463D34' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.239, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_463d34">#463D34</color>
SVG fillfill="#463D34"

More Brown Colors

#463D34 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#463D34 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #463D34?

#463D34 is a dark brown — rgb(70, 61, 52) in RGB and hsl(30, 15%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Lava (#483C32), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.76.

What is the RGB value of #463D34?

#463D34 is rgb(70, 61, 52) — red 70, green 61, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #463D34?

#463D34 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #463D34 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #463D34 scores 10.62:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #463D34 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #463D34 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.21, which is visibly different.

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