Palettes / Colors / #463534

#463534 — Deep Dusty Red

#463534 is a red color we call Deep Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #463534 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#463534 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #344546; it also sits naturally between #46343C and #463E34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 21% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 26% · Key 73%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #463534

.text { color: #463534; }
.background { background-color: #463534; }
.border { border: 3px solid #463534; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(70, 53, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 15%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #463534; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(70, 53, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #463534; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(70, 53, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#463534">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#463534">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #344546:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #463534: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #463534

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #463534 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #463534 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #463534?

#463534 is Deep Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 70, 53, 52). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #463534?

#463534 is RGB 70, 53, 52 — HSL 3°, 15%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 26%, 73%.

What colors go with #463534?

Its complement is #344546; analogous partners are #46343C and #463E34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #463534 for text?

White text on #463534 has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.82:1.