What color is #46161A?

#46161A 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 #46161A?

The RGB value is 70, 22, 26: 70 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46161A?

The complementary color is #164642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46161A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46161A color

#46161A rgb(70, 22, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #46161A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 8.6% green and 10.2% blue (70, 22, 26).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 63% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#46161A color codes

HEX	`#46161A`
RGB	`rgb(70, 22, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 8.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 69%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 63%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.23, 23.4, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.23, 25.22, 21.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.999, 1.951, 1.196)`
Decimal	`4593178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46161A, 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 #46161A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46161A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #46161A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46161a; }
.text { color: #46161a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46161a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 22 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46161a, #462a16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #46161A?: #46161A 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 #46161A?: The RGB value is 70, 22, 26: 70 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46161A?: The complementary color is #164642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46161A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.