What color is #46140E?

#46140E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #46140E?

The RGB value is 70, 20, 14: 70 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46140E?

The complementary color is #0E4046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46140E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46140E color

#46140E rgb(70, 20, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #46140E is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 7.8% green and 5.5% blue (70, 20, 14).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 67% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 80% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#46140E color codes

HEX	`#46140E`
RGB	`rgb(70, 20, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 7.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 67%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 80%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.59, 23.57, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.59, 28.66, 34.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.856, 1.835, 0.619)`
Decimal	`4592654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46140E, 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 #46140E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46140E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #46140E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46140e; }
.text { color: #46140e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46140e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 20 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46140e, #46300e); }

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Questions

What color is #46140E?: #46140E is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #46140E?: The RGB value is 70, 20, 14: 70 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46140E?: The complementary color is #0E4046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46140E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.