What color is #46160F?

#46160F 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 #46160F?

The RGB value is 70, 22, 15: 70 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46160F?

The complementary color is #0F3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46160F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46160F color

#46160F rgb(70, 22, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #46160F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 8.6% green and 5.9% blue (70, 22, 15).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 65% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 79% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#46160F color codes

HEX	`#46160F`
RGB	`rgb(70, 22, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 8.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 65%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 79%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 79%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.01, 22.55, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.01, 27.84, 35.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.899, 1.911, 0.668)`
Decimal	`4593167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46160F, 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 #46160F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46160F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #46160F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46160f; }
.text { color: #46160f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46160f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 22 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46160f, #46310f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #46160F?: #46160F 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 #46160F?: The RGB value is 70, 22, 15: 70 red, 22 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46160F?: The complementary color is #0F3F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46160F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.