What color is #46090E?

#46090E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46090E?

The RGB value is 70, 9, 14: 70 red, 9 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46090E?

The complementary color is #094641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46090E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46090E color

#46090E rgb(70, 9, 14)

Shades of red

The hex color #46090E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 3.5% green and 5.5% blue (70, 9, 14).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 77% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 80% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#46090E color codes

HEX	`#46090E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 9, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 3.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 77%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 87%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 80%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.79, 28.5, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.79, 31.73, 26.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.703, 1.53, 0.568)`
Decimal	`4589838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46090E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #46090E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46090E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #46090E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46090e; }
.text { color: #46090e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46090e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 9 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46090e, #462209); }

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Questions

What color is #46090E?: #46090E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46090E?: The RGB value is 70, 9, 14: 70 red, 9 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46090E?: The complementary color is #094641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46090E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.