What color is #46171B?

#46171B 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 #46171B?

The RGB value is 70, 23, 27: 70 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #46171B?

The complementary color is #174642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #46171B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#46171B color

#46171B rgb(70, 23, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #46171B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 9% green and 10.6% blue (70, 23, 27).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 61% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#46171B color codes

HEX	`#46171B`
RGB	`rgb(70, 23, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 61%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.46, 22.95, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.46, 24.64, 21.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.03, 1.994, 1.262)`
Decimal	`4593435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #46171B, 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 #46171B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#46171B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #46171B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #46171b; }
.text { color: #46171b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46171b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 23 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #46171b, #462b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #46171B?: #46171B 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 #46171B?: The RGB value is 70, 23, 27: 70 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #46171B?: The complementary color is #174642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #46171B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.