What color is #460B14?

#460B14 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 #460B14?

The RGB value is 70, 11, 20: 70 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #460B14?

The complementary color is #0B463D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #460B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#460B14 color

#460B14 rgb(70, 11, 20)

Shades of red

The hex color #460B14 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 4.3% green and 7.8% blue (70, 11, 20).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 73% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 71% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#460B14 color codes

HEX	`#460B14`
RGB	`rgb(70, 11, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 4.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 73%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 84%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 71%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.18, 28.12, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.18, 30.17, 21.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.772, 1.592, 0.823)`
Decimal	`4590356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #460B14, 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 #460B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#460B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #460B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #460b14; }
.text { color: #460b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #460b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 11 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #460b14, #46200b); }

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Questions

What color is #460B14?: #460B14 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 #460B14?: The RGB value is 70, 11, 20: 70 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #460B14?: The complementary color is #0B463D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #460B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.