What color is #461415?

#461415 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 #461415?

The RGB value is 70, 20, 21: 70 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #461415?

The complementary color is #144645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #461415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#461415 color

#461415 rgb(70, 20, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #461415 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 7.8% green and 8.2% blue (70, 20, 21).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 56% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 70% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#461415 color codes

HEX	`#461415`
RGB	`rgb(70, 20, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 7.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 56%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 71%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 70%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.72, 24.04, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.72, 27, 27.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.912, 1.857, 0.914)`
Decimal	`4592661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #461415, 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 #461415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#461415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #461415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #461415; }
.text { color: #461415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #461415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 20 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #461415, #462c14); }

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Questions

What color is #461415?: #461415 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 #461415?: The RGB value is 70, 20, 21: 70 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #461415?: The complementary color is #144645, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #461415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.