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46x17
The sidewall is a darker brown. Personally I had a lousy experience with the gators. Chunks of tire missing, puncture flats through the sidewalls and in the end I had a 5mm gash in the thread section that quickly expanded to 1.5 inches. Pricey too. Not impressed at all.
If you want bombproof go with 28mm Vittoria randonneurs $23 at the LBS.
I second the Vittoria randonneurs, definitely bombproof if not more than gators and half the price. Gators are hugely over-rated and over-priced, it's just more of fashion statement or a cool thing to have gators, seriously there is no reason to kill your wallet for tires.