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#46473E Color

#46473E is rgb(70, 71, 62) in RGB, hsl(67, 7%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Olive (#3B3C36), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#46473E
HEX#46473E
RGBrgb(70, 71, 62)
HSLhsl(67, 7%, 26%)
HSVhsv(67, 13%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(39.4% 0.015 112.2)
LABlab(29.84% -1.84 5.29)
LCHlch(29.84% 5.60 109.17)

What #46473E 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 #46473E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#46473E Channel Values

How #46473E 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 71 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 7% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 13% · V 28%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 72%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.41:1 vs white · 2.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #46473E 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 text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #46473E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #46473E; 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 #46473E

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 #46473E 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#46473E
Protanopia#47473E
Protanomaly#46473E
Deuteranopia#47473E
Deuteranomaly#46473E
Tritanopia#474646
Tritanomaly#474643
Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #46473E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-46473e: #46473E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #46473E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-46473e': '#46473E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.278, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_46473e">#46473E</color>
SVG fillfill="#46473E"

More Gray Colors

#46473E sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#46473E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #46473E?

#46473E is a dark gray — rgb(70, 71, 62) in RGB and hsl(67, 7%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #46473E?

#46473E is rgb(70, 71, 62) — red 70, green 71, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #46473E?

#46473E converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #46473E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #46473E scores 9.41:1 against white and 2.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #46473E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #46473E 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 13.98, which is visibly different.

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