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#463b16 color: Madras

#463b16 is rgb(70, 59, 22) in RGB and oklch(35.526% 0.05583 92.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

35.5%
0.056
93°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • taupe-700
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #463b16

#463b16 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 35.5% lightness, 0.056 chroma and a hue of 93°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.07:1 contrast and black text 1.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Madras (#473e23). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-700.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #463b16 mixed with white

  1. 463b16
  2. 564c2c
  3. 675e42
  4. 797157
  5. 8b846e
  6. 9d9785
  7. b0ab9c
  8. c3c0b4
  9. d7d4cc
  10. ebeae6

Darker: #463b16 mixed with black

  1. 463b16
  2. 3c3212
  3. 32290d
  4. 282109
  5. 1e1906
  6. 151103
  7. 0d0902
  8. 050401
  9. 020100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #463b16 with less saturation

  1. 463b16
  2. 453b1b
  3. 443b1f
  4. 433b24
  5. 423c27
  6. 413c2b
  7. 403c2f
  8. 3f3c32
  9. 3e3c35
  10. 3d3c39

Questions about #463b16

What color is #463b16?

#463b16 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Madras. In RGB it is rgb(70, 59, 22), in HSL hsl(46.25, 52.17%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.526% 0.05583 92.79).

What colors go well with #463b16?

The complementary color of #463b16 is #323a59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #51351b and #36411e. The triadic partners are #0d434d and #4d3149.

Is white or black text more readable on #463b16?

White text reads better on #463b16: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and black gives 1.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #463b16 a warm or cool color?

#463b16 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 93 degrees, its lightness 35.5% and its chroma 0.056.