#463D39

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(36.8% 0.014 45.5), rgb(70, 61, 57).

White text reads best on this color (10.56:1).

About this color

#463D39 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 37%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.56:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (37%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	1.98:1
White text	10.56:1

Values

HEX	#463D39
RGB	rgb(70, 61, 57)
HSL	hsl(18, 10%, 25%)
OKLCH	oklch(36.8% 0.014 45.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #463D39	10.56:1	AAA	Lc -98.5	Preferred for body text
Black text on #463D39	1.98:1	Fails	Lc 9.4	Not readable
#463D39 text on white	10.56:1	AAA	Lc 94.5	Preferred for body text
#463D39 text on black	1.98:1	Fails	Lc -8.1	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#ECE9E8

oklch(93.6% 0.004 39.5)
Step 200
200

#DDD8D6

oklch(88.6% 0.006 43.3)
Step 300
300

#C7BFBB

oklch(81% 0.011 48.6)
Step 400
400

#AA9E98

oklch(70.8% 0.017 48.5)
Step 500
500

#95867F

oklch(63.1% 0.021 46.7)
Step 600
600

#806F68

oklch(55.6% 0.024 43.7)
Step 700
700

#6C5D56

oklch(49.1% 0.022 46.6)
Step 800
800

#584C47

oklch(42.7% 0.018 44)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#463D39

oklch(36.8% 0.014 45.5)
Step 950
950

#2A2523

oklch(26.9% 0.008 43.1)

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#463D39 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#3F3E39	0.012
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#413F39	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#493C3C	0.009
Achromatopsia (no color)	#3F3F3F	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #463D39, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #463D39 in your product

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